Un-collaborative, back-stabbing - Human Resources KPMG Employee Review

1.0
May 4, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Good brand on resume, central location in downtown Toronto, good events put on ever so often.

Cons

Everyone backstabs everyone else, while nice people are eaten alive. Hours are absolutely insane, and the pay is not great to start with. Performance reviews are pointless because the ratings are decided behind closed doors by management before a discussion even starts to take place with the employee, so how is that fair or 360. All initiatives are recycled every few years, and are a waste of time.

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2.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

You get to work with an awesome, highly resilient group of local peers in the advisory practice. The KPMG brand still holds value, but the internal team dynamics have become incredibly fractured.

Cons

We have outsourced 80%+ of our Risk Advisory work, leaving onshore seniors with massive gaps in their experience. As a manager, I am stuck doing senior-level work because I typically have only one or zero local seniors or associates on my teams. The best leaders have already resigned because this model prevents actual management and mentoring. Also, it might take you 30+ years to become partner in Risk Advisory, if at all.

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