No progression. No diversity. Passive aggressive people. - Anonymous employee BDO Employee Review

1.0
9 Apr 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Free fruit and coffee. Some people are genuinely nice (although few and far between)

Cons

Lack of diversity - subtle racism. They are great at making you feel left out and not leaving obvious evidence so you’re not able to raise it to anyone Passive aggressive people - sarcasm and opinions not taken into consideration Subtle acts of showing you’re not valued - things like no welcome lunch, no buddy, not getting a locker compared to other people Unclear progression pathway - need to beg if you don’t fit in, even if you have good merit ratings. Other people who fit in can get away with not doing work whereas you work so hard only to get the finger Partners who only care about profits - They lie and make you feel like they’ll do something for you but goes through HR for “bad news”. No guts to speak to you in person

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