Work/life balance great in off seasons. Favoritism is huge. - Tax Associate BDO Employee Review

3.0
Feb 6, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

- During the off season its possible to take time off and work from home - You see a wide variety of clients and work which allows for a lot of learning and experience - Relatively young professionals

Cons

- Really long hours as expected with public accounting - Perception is reality. People are too focus on what everyone else is doing and not enough focus on their own work - Must be willing to go with the flow of the common beliefs in the office or be outcasted. Any criticism of upper management or how things are done will not get you far - A lot of favoritism and cliques - Way too much ego and patting of the back with upper management to notice how unhappy their staff is - High high turnover

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