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      Upper Management needs a few lessons - Manager BDO Employee Review

      3.0
      30 May 2017
      Manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      There are 5 partners that know what they are doing and are willing to teach so long as time permits.

      Cons

      Everything you can imagine: 1) They hire people who are under qualified to high positions such as Managing Director/Sr. Manager. There is one in particular who knows nothing in tax and advertises being a partner. 2) Pay is super, super low....so if you want to be able to pay your bills without racking up debt, stay far away! The workers who perform the work get very little, to nothing to show for their efforts in terms of higher compensation and bonus. As an example, manager salaries after the 2016 raises were in the mid 80K's range, and no, I am not making this up! 3) Backstabbing is very high, so brace yourselves.

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      5.0
      2 June 2026
      Intern
      Recommend
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      Business outlook

      Pros

      Strong team culture and they offered great flexibility throughout the internship.

      Cons

      High workload during busy season (although that is expected)

      1.0
      22 June 2026
      Experienced senior associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      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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