Learn from my mistake - Tax Associate Warren Averett Employee Review

There are several reasons why this has been one of the worst experiences of my life. The first is the chargeable hour/weekly budget goals. You are hounded to meet these even if they are unreasonably high, like during the summer when there is nothing to do. Related to this problem is the budget for each project. You are told to enter the time you spend on each project even if you go over-and then you are reprimanded for it. So, you can either go over budget on your projects and meet your weekly chargeable hour goal, or lie and say you were under budget for your projects and have to work even more time to meet the weekly chargeable hour goal. Another issue is the global logbook. You have to work on other office's projects and they never follow the rules of what should be allowed to be pulled by someone from another office. I repeatedly got returns that were in a huge mess and was clear no one had looked at them before putting them on the logbook for someone to work on. And of course the partners are blameless and the preparer is considerd at fault for doing poorly on a return that was in a mess to begin with. Also, you are given no guidance as to how you are performing in the firm. People never know if they are going to be promoted or fired when called to the boss's office. The environment is also very clique-ish. You are ignored if you don't agree with everything upper management says. It is very reminiscent of high school and being the "outcast" from the "popular girls." It is very much a dog-eat-dog environment and you have to be very careful about who you trust. People are always trying to gain an upper hand. Do be afraid to ask for help - you will be seen as weak. But don't expect to have proper training either. This firm has a high turnover for a reason. I thought I was going in to a small, friendly environment, and I was very wrong. Learn from my mistake (especially interns) - Warren Averett is not who they appear to be.