Just Say No - Advisory Director KPMG Employee Review

1.0
Aug 6, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

One of the Big 4 accounting firms, i.e., name recognition

Cons

Since joining KPMG - Advisory in 2017, there have been no less than two reorganizations and two RIFs (reductions in force, or layoffs). The voluntary turnover here is also extremely high, so there is no sense of team because it's a revolving door. Most importantly, senior management has no idea what they're doing; constantly undertaking reorgs and RIFs to address profitability but nothing seems to work. The funny thing is that it's the Partners and Principals of the practice that really drive revenue and profits (they are the rainmakers) , and when they fall short (a constant problem), the "solution" is layoff staff. Staff is not the problem, the problem is at the top. Also, bad ethics violations and scandals in the news recently; who would want to associate themselves with that?

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Good Benefits - Get the week of the fourth of July and the week of Christmas off every year.

Cons

They say we are doing well but everyone is stagnant. No real opportunities to get promoted or raises. Gone through 3 layoffs. Management says that no one is leaving because they love working there but no one is leaving because the market is bad. That is the reason for a backlog of folks trying to move up.

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