BDO reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(10,326 total reviews)

Pat Kramer and Peter van Laer

73% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

BDO has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 10,326 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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10K reviews
2.0
Jan 24, 2026

Opportunities and Risks

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Organization pursues a variety of new growth areas, which can lead to different role opportunities. There is a constant cycle of change on how teams are structured and operate, so that does allow for a variety of different experiences and learnings.

Cons

You may notice there are a decent amount of individuals who have been there either for decades or only a couple of years. I found out this is because the leadership is rather insular and they grew up together in the organization. They generally take credit for positive things that happen and then blame new people for the things that don’t go right. As such, you might use the organization as a stepping stone for a brief time, but there is so much risk that most newer individuals either leave the organization or are eventually used as a scapegoat and forced out of the organization. There is an underlying culture of fear in the organization, and if you are not fully aware of it at first, it’s because unfortunately, many of the individuals are not transparent, and despite appearing kind or generous, are only too willing to use newer individuals as a scapegoat when times are tough to protect themselves. It was the only organization I’ve worked for where no time of the day, nor holiday was off limits - be prepared to be available 24/7, for many roles within other organizations where they would never expect such.

3.0
Jan 23, 2026

Average

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Office and coffee machine work

Cons

Partners talent is very poor and uninspiring

3.0
Jan 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Okay pay, decent benefits, work life balance is okay

Cons

Promotion opportunities are limited and infrequent

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