McGladrey Reviews in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN Area

Pros

Challenging, variety of assignment, great experience, client focused, lots of opportunity
Variety
Experience
Client focused
Opportunity

Cons

Unrealistic expectations
of employees.
Not enough emphasis on strategy.

Advice to Senior Management

Heading in right direction with the reunion of the firm and RSM.

Pros

Great learning experience and good tools to learn with. People are willing to help you develop and people take pride in the firm at the upper levels.

Cons

Compensation and benefits are terrible in comparison to Big 4 and smaller firms. Depending on the location and team the hours can be just as much as Big 4.

Advice to Senior Management

Timely communicate bonuses and promotions to the employees and have them take affect similar to when other firms do. Treat your employees like you care a little.

Pros

Amazing, professional co-workers. Good benefits

Cons

Expected to work 24/7 with pay low pay. Senior Management is out of touch with employees and does not seem to have direction. Communication does not exist

Pros

In a tough economy... it is a pay check.

Cons

RSM McGladrey is an organization that lacks any vision. The organization is highly reactive to current conditions, management fads, and monthly financial metrics. The partner group is generally lackluster and each partner tightly controls his/her fifedom. The is little knowledge sharing among professiionals in the same practice area and individual employee fortunes are often tied to how well they can kiss up.

Advice to Senior Management

RSM McGladrey has truly lost its focus. After spending more the 7 years with the company, I now realize that it is an organization in a slow, steady decline. The firm should be broken up so that regional offices that have decent cleints can survive while the those offices with a poor client base can close. Finally, anyone that thinks RSM McGadrey is a "national firm" is kidding themselves. The is very little cooperation between offices or economic units. Instead, each office is force to develop its own expertise which can vary dramatically from office to office. Overall, senior management should try their skills in another line of work.