You’re just a number - Associate RSM Employee Review

1.0
13 Oct 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They encourage learning and education.

Cons

So many…. 1) they tell you there’s room anywhere to transfer or advance your career, but that is NOT true!!! We were in meetings where upper management promises such, but management tells us otherwise. Laid off and we asked about other opportunities within the company and they said we would have to apply after the lay off takes place. 2) they don’t encourage their sales team to sale all services. Our company was acquired by RSM and a year later I attended a company Christmas party and the sales guy had no idea they offered the service that I worked under. Next thing I knew, there’s not enough work to keep me employed. 3) zero empathy and zero ‘thank you for your contributions’ when laying off staff. 4) 401k match is voided if you have a loan that you’re paying on. 5) Can’t have outside employment working for auditing firm. 6) Company structure is extremely overwhelming!!! Can’t find anything. Have no idea what’s going on with the company. Nobody knows who to contact to get any answers to anything. Employer contribution to medical and dental suck!

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5.0
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Pros

Supportive RM team and growing visibility and strategic partnerships with business leaders

Cons

Some high stress situations; minimal recognition

2.0
24 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- As assurance associate that came over from another public accounting firm, some pros are the ability to work with several different teams. - Hybrid, 2-4 days in office - Learn from senior associates - At my last acct firm never did inventory observations, so got the chance to see what that was like here at RSM

Cons

- Some seniors associates aren’t able to explain or teach which plays a part in your development as a first year associate or intern. I feel first year, intern should be able to leave feedback on senior associates. As if I’m having trouble with a senior who am I supposed to go, due to the hierarchy system they have implemented at RSM. - Can be Clicky & your colleagues will be friends in your face and talk behind you behind your back, I’ve seen it happen to others so I’m pretty sure it happened to me. Houston office can be toxic - Hierarchy system, leave people thinking with senior job titles that they are above you and you can be treated like sh*t - Favortism, you don’t have an equal chance here, because every first year is not put in the same position to succeed. Some first years are able to work closely with partners and the same colleagues but different clients which is where they can have the opportunity to build great relationships while some have to bounce from senior to senior having to learn for each client and adapt to how the senior wants the job done which in turn doesn’t help build relationships. As one can senior want something done such as accounts payable one way then you get to another client and the senior wants accounts payable done another way which makes you look bad in their eyes. Which doesn’t set you up for success at all and can overall lead to a layoff.

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