Good place to start - Senior Staff Spiegel Accountancy Employee Review

By far, this is the best firm I have worked for. There has always existed opportunities for professional and personal development if you are someone who is ready and willing to step up and be a contributing force. Management is considerate of work/life balances and are conscientious to acknowledge the hard work of their staff. Other attributes of the firm: integrity, professionalism, team atmosphere, convenient location, culturally diverse. I truly enjoy everyone I work with, the experience I have gained and the continued opportunities to advance within the firm.

Communication is always tricky in any firm. Management is very aware of the need for increased, streamlined communication between management and staff as well as between the various departments, and I have noticed a vast improvement in recent months.

They focus on a niche industry for audit and tax and it’s interesting to learn. One of the partners was helpful in learning about its nuances.

The admin managers only care about keeping the partners happy. The rest of the staff, including managers, are irrelevant to them. If they don’t like you, they will insult and belittle you to others behind your back. It was always fun to get a run down of what they said a couple days later from multiple coworkers. When addressing this issue with the partners I was told to deal with it myself and then the admin ignored my meeting request (a manager by the way) to address her behavior. Good times. The main partner is a bully and will actively seek to put you on the spot and make you feel unintelligent. If you call to ask a question on a complex issue, he’ll ask why you don’t already know the answer or get upset and tell you he doesn’t have time. He’ll call on your PTO enough to the point that you just have to ignore it and then he’ll leave a voicemail to put you on a guilt trip. After a year of service, I received a 3% raise. Whatever though. It was a tough year. COVID 19 issues and such. Even though the company received a generous amount of PPP loans that weren’t required to be paid back and later posted an article on LinkedIn letting everyone know how they could handle 6% inflation. Asking around, other coworkers received similar percentage increases. Working hours during busy season were brutal. A hallmark of the profession. However, the firm’s inability to retain employees due to its culture only made things more difficult.