Avoid the LA office at all costs - Recensione dipendente - Assurance Senior Associate presso BDO

1,0
31 mar 2015
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

You get great experience by being able to work on a variety of different engagements and industries.

Svantaggi

Everything else. They claim work/life "fit" when you are recruiting but its only a scheme to lure you in. Be prepared to work long hours with enough work to fill up only a part of your day. There were many nights (MANY) nights where I would have to stay at the client site till later hours, 11-12 am, with nothing to do. This was not a phenomenon only I encountered, this was widespread amongst my peers as well. If you ask for work, they give you nothing to do, but expect you to stay. I think this is a scheme to overcharge the client. Fill up billable hours and charge client for overages. There were times we would work on Saturdays even if we had no work to do, no support from the client. When you ask the senior why, the response, because the manager wants us in the office. Tone at the top, loud and annoying with lots of gibberish. Be prepared for a lot of, why am i doing this? Because this is how we do it and i said so. You're better off going to a Big 4. I have friends calling and texting me how much they hate it all the time. So happy I left.

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5,0
11 mag 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Flexible work schedule and great leadership

Svantaggi

Workload sometimes is a lot, but that is normal for the industry.

3,0
2 lug 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Consultants were not overworked, and people are generally staying in their own lane. Strong knowlegeable teammates and lots of internal resources to grow. Work life balance was good.

Svantaggi

I left during a time of transition, since the top practice director retired and the EBA leader took over as interim leader. This interim guy seemed to be waiting for something to take any action with current resources, and he was not too interested in rallying or figuring things out as a team. If he had expectations, they were never communicated to me. The lack of clarity was very challenging for me personally, and it came off as a lack of support. I think others in the team probably feel similarly.

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