Didnt Drink the Kool-Aid - Audit Associate KPMG Employee Review

1.0
22 Mar 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Having Big Four on the resume is huge 5 weeks vacation

Cons

Yes, the hours could be long but the worst was that everything was always a competition. The fastest way to make yourself look better was to make sure other people looked incompetent. It make it very hard to learn new things or get better at my job. There were a few people that were delightful to work for that managed to climb up without being jerks to everyone around them but they were very rare.

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- Work life balance - Good benefits

Cons

- Experience depends on team

4.0
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Pros

It might sound cliche but the Pro for me is the people that I work with. I'm lucky enough to be staffed in a team with great leadership. Managers are actually willing to coach junior members and be a real mentor. I very much appreciate their efforts.

Cons

Long hours and office politics. This is pretty basic and obvious for any public accounting firms. Every time a quarter end, year end, or a special filing is going out, you can expect 10-14 hour days. It might be fine in your early career but it gets really tiring after a few years.

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