BDO reviews

The cons outnumbers the pros: 1. The salary package of a qualified is way less compared to Big 6 standards & increment percentages are pretty embarassing to be mentioned out here in public forum. 2. HR has to be the worst I've come across, no documented policy. Every time one goes to ask something to the HR, the replies are often dependent on the HR's mood rather than something coming out of a documented policy. 3. Being in the audit industry one does understand the perils of late hours of work, but out here due to massive understaffing, the existing employees are made to slog day in day out for 365 days a year. 4. Reiterating to what has been said in point 3, the immense work pressure and deadlines across the year and huge clients at minimal cost more often than not results in shoddy deliverables and a pandemonium during audit closures. 5. The out of pocket expenses are delayed by over 6-8 months, and it becomes difficult for the employee as sometimes the OPE's are very high.

Allocation of staff is ridiculous. If you do well, you're one of the top picks when it comes to booking. Schedule gets jam packed for the next 4-6 months, meanwhile under performing staff of the same position as you gets to skive and has that same few months without any bookings. You're literally working hard so you can earn money for their salary. Even when serving notice, schedule was packed until the last working day while others were happily sitting in office and asking you why are you still on fieldwork. Promotions are seemingly not linked to performance appraisals, but based on how desperate they are to retain staff. Team was going through quite a bit of turnover, having lost some very experienced seniors. Colleague got promoted only having worked for 5-6 months (also fresh grad) and clearly not prepared for the role, didn't even go through a face to face talk with appraiser. Zero office culture. Even after close to 2 years, if someone asks me how it's like, there is nothing to be said. Feedback channels are close to non-existent, comments given are simply swept under the rug as " it's the same with the big 4". You're just another employee that can be easily replaced.