Meh. Consider Your Options - Senior Staff Accountant BDO Employee Review

2.0
5 Sept 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

+ Exposure to all different kind of engagements and industries. + Working with professionals from all backgrounds. + Responsibility to work autonomously from management and flexibility in shift start/end times. + Opportunity to work with other member offices around the world. + Regular staff events and private functions.

Cons

- Work/Life Balance can be easily interrupted by overbearing managers. - Performance measurement is loosely based on job description. More performance metrics related to sales than quality of work. - No forewarning related to major HR policy changes. Effective date is normally the day or month you receive any notice which doesn’t engender discussion for the people affected. - Lack of consistent expectations ailing partners and management. - Infrequent bonuses and promotions with extending obligations. Payment of bonuses and lump sum pay increases contingent on the employee staying for 3 - 4 months after announcement. - Little to no notice when traveling out of town for work. - Clique based office culture - Weak IT Infastructure which is highly dependent on internet access.

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Cons

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Pros

There actually are great people, but you play manager roulette.

Cons

BDO is notorious for promoting people who just never leave. The middle of the road, not great, not awful, people get promoted over and over again. There have been changes every 3 seconds since the ESOP. Terrible communication around change (non-existent). My manager's favorite term was "We are building the plane as we fly it". After 4 years, I was hoping to have more plane built. It was never built.

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