Great Atmosphere - Intern BDO Employee Review

5.0
Sep 28, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

office atmosphere is very outgoing and collaborative. Everyone seemed interested in helping interns learn. Very great culture and friendly faces. Hours are better than big 4 accounting firms, and they try to make up for the long days with catered lunches and other treats.

Cons

Commuting on the train was time consuming, but that was because I lived outside of the city. During busy season, even interns worked 60+ hour weeks. While it was difficult at times, I never had to work a Saturday. There didn't seem to be many options to take time off, unless very sick or emergency.

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BDO Response
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Thanks for your feedback! Every intern and new employee is a future manager in our eyes, so it is critically important that we do our job to help you thrive at BDO. We certainly support paid time off to recharge your batteries and bring the best of yourself back to us and our clients. The timing is of course to be balanced with client service requirements.

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