Survived Restructurings, But Not the Culture - Marketing BDO Employee Review

1.0
Jun 10, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- Some genuinely great people at the ground level - Flexibility and remote/hybrid options depending on your department - Decent benefits and work-life balance in pockets

Cons

- Leadership changes every 4-6 years but the toxic culture never does - Performative DEI and mental health initiatives — surface-level at best - Actual problem people are promoted while top talent burns out or leaves - High performers often treated like threats rather than assets - Pay remains below market, and HR is more protective of leadership than employees

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Strong team culture and they offered great flexibility throughout the internship.

Cons

High workload during busy season (although that is expected)

2.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

There actually are great people, but you play manager roulette.

Cons

BDO is notorious for promoting people who just never leave. The middle of the road, not great, not awful, people get promoted over and over again. There have been changes every 3 seconds since the ESOP. Terrible communication around change (non-existent). My manager's favorite term was "We are building the plane as we fly it". After 4 years, I was hoping to have more plane built. It was never built.

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