-Low compensation, far below market. Hiring partner will put in their best effort to low-ball you.
-Inconspicuous discrimination: Despite touting itself as a firm that celebrates diversity, there are clear discriminative practices in many of the hiring or promotion decisions that are not based on one's experience or merit.
-Work/client needs comes before life: This is largely partner-dependent. Again, despite touting itself as a firm that respects work-life balance, you will often be requires to make significant sacrifices of your personal life in order to meet client needs. For example, if you are behind on an audit because of a client's inefficiencies, the partner would not stick up for you to push the deadline. Even if you are the most diligent auditor, you will face the brunt of the client's shortcomings and sacrifice your personal life to make ends meet for the client. Some partners simply have no respect for the well-being of their staff.
-Poor softwares, systems, processes: Having previously worked at a Big 4 firm, I can say with confidence that MNP's softwares, systems and processes are far inferior to the Big 4. This creates undue inefficiencies for the staff while partners continue to push for higher margins.
-Poor management overall: Especially when compared to the Big 4, MNP's managemnt is inept and disorganized. Very poor staffing/scheduling, lack of training for new staff, unsupportive HR group.
