Not ideal environment for admin work
Pros
- First days: Everyone is patient with newbies. Partners, managers and supervisors all come up to chat and welcome if they see a new face - Audit: Great environment for Audit Interns and Audit Associates from my perspective. There is a ton of training on the job from very knowledgeable speakers - Office Location & Parking: Beautiful Burbank office with tons of snacks, easy parking. It's also in a highly walkable area that has good cafes and lunch options
Cons
- PAY & BENEFITS: The salary offerings and benefits are laughable for a firm this nice - Lack of Top-Down Motivation: If you want employees to participate in your initiatives, don't just talk the talk, walk the walk - Lack of flexibility: This heavily depended on the team you were assigned to, but generally people were expected to be in the office most of the time, for no reason other than just because leadership wanted it that way. Hybrid is an option, but it's not the most flexible and does not apply to everyone. This just felt odd to me in 2025. - Rigid criteria from management: Management is not entirely receptive to hearing out other departments. I was faced with plain stubbornness when working on collaborative projects with leadership - Lack of direct communication from leadership: I have had situations where I had to find out from third parties when leadership had feedback on a joint project, which created a very odd situation. Upon bringing this up, I was left on "read"