Wouldn't wish this place on my worst enemy - Associate RSM Employee Review

1.0
Aug 7, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you're desperate for a job out of college they will hire you. There is always room for more drones willing to make minimum wage copying and pasting Excel sheets. That's honesty the only pro there is.

Cons

Literally everything. Like many others, I got sold on the broken promises of better "work/life balance" compared to Big 4. But having worked at both, can confirm that RSM is no different. 70+ hour work weeks, travel every other day to the most random places on earth, and below minimum wage salary. Say goodbye to your mental/physical health and any form of social life. The only major difference is that you will actually make even LESS money to work here, for a smaller name on your resume, making things harder when you're inevitably ready to leave in a year (if you can even survive that long). If you're a recent college grad entering the world of public accounting because you have no other choice, just take the higher pay and better name on your resume at a Big 4. Do not believe the lies about better "culture" at a smaller firm. I've been gone from this place for over 2 years and still have nightmares.

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Cons

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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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