The company has good intentions, but like any public accounting firm, you have to deal with billable hours and the culture depends on which region you work in. I found the SW region / Texas to be the most prickly. There were a lot of smart people there and still are. They lost a lot of people after 2 rounds of layoffs. I found that a lot of good things I did as far as managing certain projects and mentoring associates went unnoticed and unappreciated as it was sometimes difficult to showcase to directors. Also, each director had a different level of interactions wtih each set of projects. The review process was essentially a massive awkward gossip-fest. It should have been limited to the direct managers and probably the direct region with written feedback from others. Reviews often boiled down to favorites/ the equivalent of teachers pets. I didn't like the culture, but it is likely one of the better public accounting firms out there. Small bonus. Lower pay than other non-public accounting firms like Kroll or Lincoln. No women at all in the SW valuation team - not much color either.