When performance management becomes a tool for 'quiet firing' - Assistant Manager KPMG Employee Review

1.0
May 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Not at the moment. Workplace has a toxic environment

Cons

I’m currently in the TA team, and the lack of empathy is honestly draining. Since we don't have a formal TA head right now, the Senior Associate Directors seem to have free rein. If you aren't in their 'inner circle,' the environment becomes incredibly hostile. I’ve noticed a pattern where my performance manager documents every tiny day-to-day interaction over email, not to help me, but to build a case for the appraisal cycle. Instead of guidance, I get 'paper-trailed' on tasks to make me feel unwanted. It feels like they are intentionally creating circumstances to make people quit on their own rather than letting them go. I used to enjoy the fast-paced nature of recruitment, but now I’m just constantly on edge. Has anyone else dealt with this kind of tactical documentation during an appraisal cycle? How do you defend your work when the goal isn't improvement, but exits?

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Cons

Let go during RIF. When I started with the firm back in 2015, RIF's didn't occur much but now has become the normal once a year at minimum at KPMG. You must be on top of you game now (high performance culture) otherwise can be let go at any moments notice. Unfortunately if you do amazing on your engagement work, doesn’t mean anything to leadership and can still be let go, especially at manager level and requires you to put many additional hours per week doing extra curricular (Business Proposals, Certifications, etc.).

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