BDO reviews

-18 months bond (3 months pay-back if broken). It is very common for staff to leave after their bond period. -Lousy remuneration and benefits -Management (Partners and Managers) show favouritism, which affect jobs assigned and exposure given, ultimately affecting career progression -No work life balance. During off-peak periods in audit, staff may be assigned to different departments which is having their peak period, hence staff will be experiencing 'peak period' all year round -Attractive exposure opportunities communicated during the interview was different from actual job assigned (i.e. IPO/listed jobs opportunities) -A lot of small SMES clients with messy accounts -Staff may encounter manager with foul temper, which is the one of the reasons staff breaks bond -Do not provide laptops to staff for work purpose, staff needs to buy from the company including the Microsoft software. Laptop depreciate over 3 years, that is, if staff will to leave the company before 3 years, they have to pay for the remaining useful life. The price 'sold' to the staff is often marked-up as compared to the same model sold in the market.

- Really long hours as expected with public accounting - Perception is reality. People are too focus on what everyone else is doing and not enough focus on their own work - Must be willing to go with the flow of the common beliefs in the office or be outcasted. Any criticism of upper management or how things are done will not get you far - A lot of favoritism and cliques - Way too much ego and patting of the back with upper management to notice how unhappy their staff is - High high turnover