BDO reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(10,364 total reviews)

Pat Kramer and Peter van Laer

74% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

BDO has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 10,364 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BDO employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Sep 9, 2016

Second Rate Firm

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are good, although "vacation" and "flex" time are largely fictional. There are some good managers and you do learn a lot.

Cons

Poor compensation, long hours, no appreciation from management, awful culture, pretend "flex" time. BDO targets clients on their downturn with solvency issues or scandals. Very few quality clients.

1.0
Aug 13, 2016

Tax

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to work on challenging work A lot of paid holidays 1 week off at Christmas time 10 hours PTO each month

Cons

Cleveland Tax department: - no bonus to compensate for long hours - be expected to give up your life if you work in this office, expect 75 hour work weeks March- April and then 60 plus hours August- October. - no structure -hard work is measured by how late you are seen in the office. Regardless of how early you come in. - high school like atmosphere, you must make friends with the right people to get promoted in this office. - training is non existent for new hires - a lot of unhappy people which makes for a negative work environment

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BDO Response
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Thank you for your candid thoughts. We are sharing your commentary with the appropriate HR director and managing partner. We believe our bonuses do pay for performance and contribution measured by effort and effectiveness and that our core values embody respect and appreciation. We welcome the opportunity to address any variances from this type of experience. It is easier, though, if you could find your way to consider sharing your experiences with precision with your career advisor or HR manager or director so we have a full understanding of the facts.
2.0
Jan 4, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company has a wide variety of clients. There is now more SEC exposure which is beneficial to individuals who are looking to move elsewhere eventually.

Cons

Compensation, company culture, company is currently too focused on obtaining new clients (especially SEC clients) while the offices do not have the resources to take on these new large clients. This causes the high performers to be overworked and feel under appreciated, and has caused a large problem regarding retention.

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