Great experience, terrible time - Senior Auditor KPMG Employee Review

4.0
Oct 24, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

As is said of all Big4's, the learning experience is great. I am a totally different person every year that goes by. The salary is not terrible considering some of the accounting positions I've seen in the current job market. The management level has been great to me, I haven't had many issues at all with my bosses.

Cons

The work-life balance sucks so bad. I don't care how often people say that the firm is working on this aspect, but to be honest it just gets worse. In addition to this issue, the culture in general is pretty bad if you consider that most people actually guilt-trip you if you ever decide to leave early or something of the sort.

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Pros

It might sound cliche but the Pro for me is the people that I work with. I'm lucky enough to be staffed in a team with great leadership. Managers are actually willing to coach junior members and be a real mentor. I very much appreciate their efforts.

Cons

Long hours and office politics. This is pretty basic and obvious for any public accounting firms. Every time a quarter end, year end, or a special filing is going out, you can expect 10-14 hour days. It might be fine in your early career but it gets really tiring after a few years.

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