Stress overburdens all else - Senior Auditor BDO Employee Review

2.0
10 Jan 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Solid exposure to a variety of clients, situations, industries. Summers are generally relaxed.

Cons

First, compensation is given regardless of any and all metrics; hours billed, rating, complexity of client, etc. As long as you show up and don't mess up you'll get paid the same as everyone else in your class. The younger partners are extreme workaholics. The Chicago office has an excessive % of out-of-state clients.

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Pros

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

Cons

High workload during busy season (although that is expected)

2.0
5 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

There actually are great people, but you play manager roulette.

Cons

BDO is notorious for promoting people who just never leave. The middle of the road, not great, not awful, people get promoted over and over again. There have been changes every 3 seconds since the ESOP. Terrible communication around change (non-existent). My manager's favorite term was "We are building the plane as we fly it". After 4 years, I was hoping to have more plane built. It was never built.

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