Avoid working here at all costs! - Assurance Manager BDO Employee Review

1.0
28 Dec 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Competitive Salaries, bonuses (higher bonuses given to management), benefits, vacation time is average for the industry, perks like free lunches and out of town dinners

Cons

Politics, nepotism, favoritism, long hours of over 80 hours per week and weekend work, understaffed (low staff to management ratio), no work life balance, over 50% travel, lack of respect & fairness towards staff level employees, sexist environment (fewer women in management and partner levels), lack of diversity in workforce (mostly caucasian employees), inconsistent management across offices (no central firm-wide management), partner and management in-fighting, partners are unsupervised and there is no accountability for their actions.

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5.0
30 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I like my team a lot

Cons

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3.0
3 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Not everyone will be your person, but the ones who are, you'll keep them for life. The intensity of the work forges real bonds. When you go through the grind together, those friendships/mentorship stick long after you've moved on. Same goes for upper management.

Cons

During busy season (approx Jan to April), 40 hours is a floor, not a ceiling, and that's pretty standard for firms of this type. On the consulting side, you're constantly juggling multiple clients with overlapping deadlines, so if time management isn't your strong suit, you'll feel it fast. Compensation is solidly middle-of-the-road; don't expect it to wow you.

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