Bad environment to work in - Audit Associate Grant Thornton Employee Review

It is very difficult for a fresher without prior experience to cope in this environment. Seniors and managers are unwilling to teach, even during non-peak periods, and expect you to complete the workpapers on your own. Some seniors refuse to clarify doubts because they believe you should already know everything. Often they would ask you to ask your peers for help instead. But they are on the same boat too. Only one in five seniors is nice—the rest are extremely rude. Long hours and overtime on weekends might be the norm in audit, but the lack of a supportive workplace makes the workload unbearable. The training videos and sessions are useless as they do not cover everything needed to complete the workpapers independently. Communication is also a challenge. Some seniors have poor English, making discussions difficult, and some work-related conversations happen in Mandarin, which excludes those who do not speak the language. Additionally, some seniors are biased when assigning work, leading to unfair distribution of tasks.