Baker Tilly reviews

Technology is terrible: The laptops are old, slow, and frustrating to use. While the world uses AI, they have blocked it here. They use weird, bad software instead of modern tools. Useless manual work: You spend 90% of your time doing manual tasks that don't matter. You just follow the steps like a robot. You are not allowed to think of a better way to do things. They watch the clock, not your work: Management only cares if you are at your desk from 9 to 5. It does not matter if you do a great job or if the client is happy. If you are not in the office early, they think you are performing poorly. Unfair treatment: The workplace is not fair. People are judged by their background, not their skills. Management has no plan: Leaders don't know where to spend money to improve the firm. They waste money on events but won't buy good computers. They hide how things really work and just talk about "taking breaks" instead of fixing real problems.

BT is in a rapid growth phase which is sold as a great experience for employees. However, the growth of the firm doesn’t benefit staff or management in any way. What it does mean is that you will be worked to the bare bones. This is a firm that is solely focused on growing and doesn’t care about the people that help them achieve it. They’ll try to sell you on the unlimited pto, however, you’re expected to hit a minimum billable hour goal for the year so you will be expected to make up anytime taken off (LOL). With all the recent mergers and PE buy in, it has created a LARGE divide between leadership and management and an even larger divide between management and staff. I was able to work on two team during my time and what I noticed is managers are not properly trained or prepared for true leadership. They are not teachers or mentors in any capacity. Most teams are overworked and understaffed which means more work is delegated to staff. Bonuses are not given based on performance or cost of living and promotions are not given to individuals who actually deserve it (no matter how well you’ve documented the metrics to prove billable hours or $ amount of business brought to the firm) but based on if managers feel comfortable with you as a peer rather than a subordinate. If you are a minority (POC or woman) be prepared to feel it and be treated like one.