BDO reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(10,358 total reviews)

Pat Kramer and Peter van Laer

74% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

BDO has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 10,358 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BDO employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Feb 1, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Wide array of projects to work on, remotely working

Cons

Long hours working year round, rigid corporate environment, lots of inefficiencies that add to more hours

1.0
Jan 23, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Decent exit opportunities after leaving (to big 4 or industry). -Support with work is available if you reach out, particularly for juniors. -The pressure is slightly less than that of a Big 4 Audit firm. -Office Culture may be fun for some especially if you fit the anglo, male Australian stereotype.

Cons

-Low compensation and high turnover rate. -Can be cliquey with office gossip being a norm. It can feel like a (private) high school popularity contest. Can recall incident when coworker's sensitive discussions with management seemed to be spread to other employees (who should not have been aware). -Lack of work-life balance, however, this is a norm for audit. Management has not yet embraced the idea of working from home. -Management seems more concerned with productivity than mental health. -Office politics and being 'liked' by management is important, which can favour those who share the same interests as the culturally Anglo-dominated leadership. These politics can also impact the clients you get, as managers choose their own team for 'fun' international or interstate trips. -While there is diversity at the company, it does not seem to be integrated into the workplace culture. The culture is very Anglo-centric. The diversity society only consists of a parents group and women's group (which doesn't seem to address women of colour issues) , and is lacking compared to other professional services firms.

1.0
Jan 10, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Well recognised brand / large company

Cons

Overworked. So many members of staff (at low and high levels) are in therapy.

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