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Jack Weisbaum
Former Employee – worked at BDO USA full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Great people, decent work life balance.
Cons – Less exposure to large company clients.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-01-16 14:41 PST
Former Employee – worked at BDO USA full-time for more than a year
Pros – Software - Benefits - Salary (Depending on your experience)
Cons – Overly aggressive - no training - ethical behavior has non existent - sweat shop - a point the finger environment - no sense of a team - you are just a number - no feedback whatsoever - shady - put rules to the side with your signature - scheduling is a mess - unfriendly environment.
Advice to Senior Management – Follow your own rules. Get rid of management and start over.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
2013-01-26 23:12 PST
Former Employee – worked at BDO USA full-time for more than 7 years
Pros – Nice people, clients are not very demanding
Cons – Terrible management, no strategic focus, by-passed frequently by more capable, nimble firms
Advice to Senior Management – Bust up the boys club
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-01-23 13:33 PST
Current Employee – been working at BDO USA full-time for more than a year
Pros – Good opportunity for growth and to take on responsibility
Cons – Long hours, lot's of travel, management lacks vision
2012-09-25 18:26 PDT
Current Employee – been working at BDO USA full-time
Pros – Wide variety of clients and fun culture. Meaningful responsibilities from your first day.
Cons – Compensation appears to be below some of the larger firms and busy season seems to drag on longer than you might find elsewhere.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2012-09-20 19:20 PDT
Current Employee – been working at BDO USA full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Great learning experience regarding difference types of industries
Cons – Chunks of unflexable time during the year due to nature of business
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2012-09-20 21:48 PDT
Current Employee – been working at BDO USA full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – I like the people I work with.
Cons – The hours are long well pasty tax season.
Advice to Senior Management – Be more transparent when it comes to compensation.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2012-08-01 17:26 PDT
Current Employee – been working at BDO USA full-time for more than a year
Pros – Work less than at big 4, more responsibilities with less experience, faster advancment, good benefits
Cons – Not enough public clients, small messy jobs are frustrating, too many out of town jobs, favoritism, low salary and crappy raises
Advice to Senior Management – Stop playing favorites
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2012-08-15 22:27 PDT
Current Employee – been working at BDO USA full-time for less than a year
Pros – Very affable and friendly environment.
Cons – A lot of sitting down in the cubicle, and excel work. Was expecting more teamwork, client interaction, and management feedback.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2012-07-22 05:27 PDT
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Former Employee – worked at BDO USA full-time for more than a year
Pros – Experience, great colleagues for the most part, great training.
Cons – Expectations were not always clear, lack of respect from management, and not the best work life balance atmosphere, even during non busy season hours.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
2012-06-17 05:24 PDT
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