Great people, not so great culture - Associate Grant Thornton Employee Review

3.0
Nov 27, 2018
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Pros

Great people, the people here are very supportive and friendly. There really is a team atmosphere and everyone supports everyone. They give everyone a voice and give people the chance to grow and learn.

Cons

The company likes to think they have a special culture, but in reality they are not big 4 firm trying to be a big 4 firm. The firm calculation for utilization rate is the worst policy they have, making their FTO policy meaningless because you cannot take any time off if you want to hit their utilization goals. They also compensate lower compared to other firms.

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Cons

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Cons

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