lack of respect and appreciation - Auditor RSM Employee Review

1.0
Jun 28, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Maybe some social events Close to pubs

Cons

This is an awful place to work. I worked in the London audit team for a couple of years. Unfortunately, the department's culture is toxic and depressing. Some managers are complete lunatics; others deserve a prize for micromanagement, only if such a nomination existed. There is an expectation to be at the office or on-site at least 4 days per week. There is also an expectation to arrive on every client's site no later than by 9 am regardless of how far away it is from your home. The firm is reluctant to pay for any traveling expenses and any additional costs incurred. You may end up spending £30 a day on travelling only to hear that the expenses policy does not cover it. The firm is obsessed with timesheets with partners not hesitating to chase the following morning even for half an hour of missing time. Other than that, the firm is "famous" for long hours, unjust and unreasonable expectations from senior managers, a highly competitive environment with constant pressure on staff members at all levels, lots of politics around budgets and a constant chase for a "better recovery rate". Would not recommend it to anyone who is looking for a nice, friendly environment or supportive colleagues. The senior personnel often has an awful attitude towards more junior personnel with explicit disrespect. They won't hide that you are no more than money generating unit to them, so expect to be treated as one. Overall, horrible place to work full of toxic people at all levels.

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Cons

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2.0
May 11, 2026
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Pros

If you are in the right team, with good seniors and good managers you will have a good time with the work. Hybrid was a very nice touch, they were pretty good about allowing you your two days at home if you wanted them. Benefits were decent

Cons

Very, very team dependent. A ton of seniors seriously don't want to teach at all. I remember coming up, and even after I was a senior, listening to people complain so much that they got a first year, and they did not want to teach them or didn't have time to. Its a huge popularity contest on if you get good jobs or not. Partners will make you work the most crap jobs and keep all the good jobs for their favorites. They use and abuse people so often. Got laid off 1 day after the busy season.

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