Diminishing Firm Quality - Audit Senior BDO Employee Review

2.0
Jan 16, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

I have worked at a big 4 firm prior to joining BDO, and was impressed with their WLB upon joining.

Cons

After the PC announcement and the ESOP deal it just seems like the firm is heavily declining and focusing more and more on grinding down their current employee base. There is always a focus on doing more, and whatnot but it is getting nauseating with the implementation of project management tools (that waste time and contribute nothing). Don't feel part of a small office anymore, just feels like I am a harder worked means to an end.

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

It was a good place to work

Cons

Can be busy at times

1.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
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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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