KPMG Reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(39,870 total reviews)

Alison Kitchen and Andrew Yates

70% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

KPMG has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 39,870 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The KPMG employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.5 stars).

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40K reviews
1.0
7 Apr 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It might look good on a CV for future jobs in terms of demonstrating certain capabilities - but then again I don't want to work for an employer that respects KPMG's culture.

Cons

- Close to zero training whilst coworkers immediately talk at you in hundreds of acronyms and demand you should know everything already, such as internally-used acronyms that cannot be studied anywhere beforehand - the expectations are demanding from day one - on my first day I had been emailed the incorrect and late start time and when I arrived at that time I was told off for being late; - super frequent performance meetings - too many things to keep on top of simultaneously whilst being overworked (inefficient); - too many sellout, power-hungry coworkers; - fear-inducing culture that most of the staff sadly perpetuate through inauthentic and judgmental behaviour and comments to lower-ranked staff, whilst smiling, joking with and sucking up to the powerful/influential staff; - company claims to be committed to inclusion and fairness but this could not be further from the truth - they are just paying lip service to look good, it's for self- gain, not out of a robust genuine interest in ethics; - workload is unreasonably demanding and unevenly distributed; - vague communication when it comes to outlining tasks to be completed so you waste a lot of time figuring out how to define things and find the information; - I felt a sense of being accused of things I didn't do, without ever being invited to speak and when I did speak up I wasn't listened to; - lack of sense of community - people were in it for themselves; - lots of game-players who try to sabotage others in micro ways; - The most selfish company I have ever worked for - people are treated as disposable. I trusted very few people there after witnessing behaviours time and time again that didn't sit right with me. Very happy to have left them but it took time to recover from the experience.

2.0
27 Aug 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Supportive co workers below manager level - Pays for CA - Yearly promotion - Good for university graduates who have no other work experience and want a 3-year crash course on the corporate struggle.

Cons

- Low-quality training. - Horrible hours and worse pay. - Majority of managers are poor at project management and worse at leadership. - Division starts to notice you only after you have your CA and get job offers outside the firm. - Strong culture of playing internal politics and favoritism.

3.0
6 Jan 2019

Marketing Manager

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Global exposure and client experience. Smaller office environment in smaller states makes it easier to come up with new ideas and get things done. Since becoming one operating model, marketing is very restricted to what Sydney office dictates.

Cons

Toxic culture, lack of leadership, lack of training for managers and confusion around managerial roles. Weak partnerships, token performance reviews, lack of accountability so that senior leaders can get away with being unethical. 'You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours' type of environment, huge favouritism, and it matters who your dad is.

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