Below market pay, but tries to portray itself as a serous player - Senior Associate BDO Employee Review

1.0
14 May 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people are nice, the office is nice - plenty of food options nearby, an award-winning bar just downstairs, and within walking distance to an MRT.

Cons

The pay is way below market rate, the workload is terrible, unfair bond terms and you hear propaganda from the partners telling you how good the firm is when competitors are so much better.

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5.0
2 June 2026
Recommend
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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)

1.0
22 June 2026
Recommend
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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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