Experienced Professionals - Do not move here - Sr. Manager IT Audit Grant Thornton Employee Review

2.0
16 Apr 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

To be frank, not that many. Good place if you are a middle performer who takes it easy and does not care about comp or progression.

Cons

GT has very little to offer for you. Where do I start - bonus is ridiculous in comparison to Big 4s. 401K match is well nigh non-existent - you will spend first year getting nothing in match, second year's match will come close to third year's busy season, making this the worst 401K plan that I know of among Big10. Benefits are a joke in comparison to other firms. A lot of PPMDs know nothing outside GT and are to full of themselves to learn. Especially if you are not a white person, don't bother to join unless you are on one of the coasts. You will get constant coaching about culture when PPMDs are literally selling work that you cannot support, while not bothering to retain people. The biggest customer gripe is the level of turnover. Even within the industry, it is abnormally high. Lastly, the partner retirement age is 62, while is pretty low. So unless you are born and raised at GT, you do not make partner early enough to make the investment worth it. The culture was good while Brad Preber was the CEO. With Seth being the new CEO, his motto is hustle! Does that tell you something? If not, how about this? Money being dumped for sponsoring golf tourneys while bonus and raises are not talked about. In short, stay out.

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