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      Tax - Tax Associate BDO Employee Review

      1.0
      13 Aug 2016
      Tax associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Opportunity to work on challenging work A lot of paid holidays 1 week off at Christmas time 10 hours PTO each month

      Cons

      Cleveland Tax department: - no bonus to compensate for long hours - be expected to give up your life if you work in this office, expect 75 hour work weeks March- April and then 60 plus hours August- October. - no structure -hard work is measured by how late you are seen in the office. Regardless of how early you come in. - high school like atmosphere, you must make friends with the right people to get promoted in this office. - training is non existent for new hires - a lot of unhappy people which makes for a negative work environment

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      Thank you for your candid thoughts. We are sharing your commentary with the appropriate HR director and managing partner. We believe our bonuses do pay for performance and contribution measured by effort and effectiveness and that our core values embody respect and appreciation. We welcome the opportunity to address any variances from this type of experience. It is easier, though, if you could find your way to consider sharing your experiences with precision with your career advisor or HR manager or director so we have a full understanding of the facts.

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      5.0
      8 Jun 2026
      Core tax intern
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      It was a good place to work

      Cons

      Can be busy at times

      1.0
      22 Jun 2026
      Experienced senior associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Compensation is OK. There are some really nice people in the organization to work with, but you have to find them.

      Cons

      If you are not part of the SWC "club" (company name prior to them joining BDO), good luck. Poor leadership!!! Practice lead talks to everyone like they are talking to a CEO, not relatable in most cases. No clear employee development plans. You are held accountable for things completely outside of your individual control. They stress incorporating AI into work strategy, but have no plan on what that looks like or how to do it and want everyone to formulate it because leadership has no roadmap. One has no control over where you want to take your career, yet you are expected to know everything, about everything. As a result, you become an expert of nothing! Work assigned rarely leverages skills, almost as if they throw darts to see who works on what.

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