Good place to work for if you always watch your back - Associate KPMG Employee Review

2.0
Apr 25, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

good place to launch career; intelligent people; good opportunities for growth; exposure to new people and business models; opportunities to travel the country and world

Cons

lack of open and honest communication from some members of leadership; disconnect between what some members of management say and do; take lower level employees for granted; some managers are obsessed with unrealistic budgets even at expense of good quality work; poor performance review process by some managers/PMLs since any performance issues/areas for improvement are not communicated timely or are meaningful; lack of honest feedback and encouragement of passive-aggressive communication styles ; occasional opportunistic mentality; focus on short-term gain rather than long-term perspective; political environment

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Good starting pay Good exposure to career development

Cons

Hectic work hours on some projects

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Pros

It might sound cliche but the Pro for me is the people that I work with. I'm lucky enough to be staffed in a team with great leadership. Managers are actually willing to coach junior members and be a real mentor. I very much appreciate their efforts.

Cons

Long hours and office politics. This is pretty basic and obvious for any public accounting firms. Every time a quarter end, year end, or a special filing is going out, you can expect 10-14 hour days. It might be fine in your early career but it gets really tiring after a few years.

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