What work life balance? - Audit Associate KPMG Employee Review

1.0
Mar 7, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-If you want to learn a lot in a short amount of time, this is the place to do it -Nice working with people that are all in your age group -Given a lot of responsibility at young age and can interact with many clients

Cons

-There is no work life balance- period -Management will spare no cost to get the job done -Employees strained past their means

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jun 11, 2026
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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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