People who know better leave BDO! - Audit Senior BDO Employee Review

2.0
Jun 17, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Open door policy (but beware because whatever you tell the higher up are always shared to their "puppets"). Good working environment except when you are not part of the "in" group. Good salary as compared to big 4 audit firms.

Cons

Client base is so small that seniors end up working on the same client for years. Review process needs to be improved and not based solely on the managers professional and sometimes personal view of the person.

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

Compensation is OK. There are some really nice people in the organization to work with, but you have to find them.

Cons

If you are not part of the SWC "club" (company name prior to them joining BDO), good luck. Poor leadership!!! Practice lead talks to everyone like they are talking to a CEO, not relatable in most cases. No clear employee development plans. You are held accountable for things completely outside of your individual control. They stress incorporating AI into work strategy, but have no plan on what that looks like or how to do it and want everyone to formulate it because leadership has no roadmap. One has no control over where you want to take your career, yet you are expected to know everything, about everything. As a result, you become an expert of nothing! Work assigned rarely leverages skills, almost as if they throw darts to see who works on what.

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