Terrible Culture and Work/Life Balance - Audit Associate KPMG Employee Review

1.0
Apr 4, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

-Good to write on resume -You will have enough work to do if you are a workaholic

Cons

-People back stab more often than you would imagine. -I have worked with some terrible seniors who lack appropriate morale. Many of them just consider the staffs as a tool rather than a person. -Work/Life balance is terrible during busy season. Expect to leave work around midnight or even later. -The company pretends that it cares about your personal development and career, but it only is interested in how much they can utilize you for their benefit. -Corporate-like culture with a good number of cocky people. -Pay is low. Lower than the mid-size firms. If you calculate the hourly rate, it would be not that different from the minimum wage.

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Cons

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