Great company, shame about the HR function - avoid - HR Generalist BDO Employee Review

1.0
3 Jan 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great organisation - appreciative partners who are considerate of people's wellbeing and willing to listen. Interesting work.

Cons

HR department has very poor culture of bullying and micromanagement, coming from HR leadership. High turnover and low engagement since new HR leadership was brought in c. 18 months ago. HR Leadership asks for feedback but does not act on it. No work/life balance.

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5.0
16 Apr 2026
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Pros

Learn good accounting concepts and people are nice.

Cons

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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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