60+ hours work weeks - Senior Associate BDO Employee Review

2.0
Mar 7, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

I think BDO is somewhat of a good place to start off and learn things. For a person out of college with lots of energy, they throw you in the deep end and make sure you're able to swim your first week.

Cons

The work hours are grueling and the senior level doesn't appreciate your work. The talk about flexibility is just talk. Get in and get out with the experience because this isn't a place where you'll stay.

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5.0
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Pros

I like my team a lot

Cons

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2.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

There actually are great people, but you play manager roulette.

Cons

BDO is notorious for promoting people who just never leave. The middle of the road, not great, not awful, people get promoted over and over again. There have been changes every 3 seconds since the ESOP. Terrible communication around change (non-existent). My manager's favorite term was "We are building the plane as we fly it". After 4 years, I was hoping to have more plane built. It was never built.

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