Consulting Associate - Honest Review - Anonymous employee RSM Employee Review

3.0
25 Oct 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice salary for entry-level role, work experience is good for resume (recruiters reach out all the time with positions), and some of the people you work with are great

Cons

- There is a lot of favoritism causing people whom the manager's and partners favorite to get promoted faster and be on the better clients. - There is a lack of work-life balance during busy season for employee's whom have many projects. - There is an inequality in amount of work spread to employees: some people work 80 hours a week and others work 35 hours a week - There is an expectation that you don't take vacation during busy season, however, if you're a senior associate and above - feel free to take multiple weeks off during the busiest time of year. - There is a lot of hostility in the workplace and i don't care for the way some people treat me. Note: I know there are a lot of negative points, and your probably wondering why i still work here. Basically, i am still an employee waiting to be promoted so i can leave and find a company that actually cares and has a quality work-life balance.

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Pros

Flexible WFH, free public transportation, down to earth employees, partially because most of the employees here graduated from average or below average colleges

Cons

Not competitive salaries, low 401k contributions, low bonus target. Last year salary increased by 0.5% while inflation increased 4%. Top management focusing on margins and using Indian team. Extremely uneven salaries ranges among same level and similar performance. Seriously, I overheard people talking about public accounting in an airport one time and he said good ones go to big 4, but if you are really desperate, go to RSM.

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