Was good and then not so much - Manager KPMG Employee Review

2.0
14 May 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great people on my team Learnt a lot and supported to step out of my comfort zone Interesting work

Cons

The culture that they promote doesn't now reflect the reality of what it is like to actually work there. New raft of senior HR people were brought in who have fostered a negative culture. It felt very much like a clique of 'consultants' and new 'heads of' who have a superiority complex and don't treat loyal employees well. Having worked with a few of these senior people very closely in the run up to my leaving the firm I was disappointed that they couldn't even be bothered to say goodbye to me on my last day and wish me well. I think that reflects what the culture is really like there. So I wasn't sorry to leave. Also, the pay was terrible.

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Cons

Hectic work hours on some projects

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Pros

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Cons

Long hours and office politics. This is pretty basic and obvious for any public accounting firms. Every time a quarter end, year end, or a special filing is going out, you can expect 10-14 hour days. It might be fine in your early career but it gets really tiring after a few years.

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