Unethical and Poor Quality - Managing Director BDO Employee Review

1.0
6 Oct 2019
Recommend
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Pros

A lot less red tape compared to larger firms, so internal admin processes such as client acceptances are quickly executed.

Cons

A lot less red tape compared to larger firms, so there is no accountability at the partner level whatsoever. Standards vary and are very low in all aspects (client deliverable, technical expertise, staff training, technology, etc.). Fees are deeply discounted to win new work and partners have no shame about openly and directly pressuring staff to eat hours and cutting corners in order for them to profit from the deeply discounted projects. It's a desperate environment that encourages unethical behaviors.

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5.0
16 Apr 2026
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Pros

Learn good accounting concepts and people are nice.

Cons

Boring work unfortunately but it’s a job

2.0
5 Jun 2026
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Pros

There actually are great people, but you play manager roulette.

Cons

BDO is notorious for promoting people who just never leave. The middle of the road, not great, not awful, people get promoted over and over again. There have been changes every 3 seconds since the ESOP. Terrible communication around change (non-existent). My manager's favorite term was "We are building the plane as we fly it". After 4 years, I was hoping to have more plane built. It was never built.

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