Getting cheap - Audit Senior Associate RSM Employee Review

2.0
Apr 28, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Typical public accounting pros. Quality experience, travel (if you are into it). Busy season meals. Staff sabbatical option (more of a ploy to get people to take an unpaid vacation in the summer)

Cons

Typical public accounting experience, long days, demanding, etc. Also, in general the firm is getting cheaper, and moving away from having some work life balance. There was a big movement last year to go more lean, which is good if you are on top, bad if you aren't. There really is a nervous feeling growing even for quality performers.

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Pros

The people are nice and flexible WFH

Cons

The pay is below big 4

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Pros

They try to stay loyal to their people Unlikely to be laid off if performance is good Supportive of internal mobility to a point. Varies on manager Great company for people coming out of college for gaining experience as long as they don't plan to make a career at RSM and Directors/Partners

Cons

Comp has been less in recent years due to economic environment which is already not competitive with industry No opportunities to negotiate pay during performance evaluation. You are just a number Continual efforts to normalize excellence. Going above and beyond is now a contingency for being promoted. This makes it increasingly difficult to differentiate oneself Spent 1 billion on AI investments. Hard to really see where it went apart from Copilot and the smaller pay bump.

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