Low paying and overtime is required - Senior Associate BDO Employee Review

1.0
Oct 12, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Big firm Some people are nice

Cons

They run this place like a slave camp. 60-80 hours a week is expected and you’ll be called out on it if you don’t do it. Pay is extremely low compared to the other similar companies. They keep repeating how much money they’ll make if we work a lot of hours but we get no bonuses or anything. Definitely no life/work balance. If you’re starting in this field, look somewhere else. Trust me!!. Even if the other companies make you work similar hours, you’ll get paid a good chunk more.

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5.0
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Cons

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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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