Avoid this sinking ship! - Manager RSM Employee Review

1.0
Apr 25, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some good people here, but there are everyone and quite honestly they didn't stack up to the Big 4 or boutique consulting firms I have worked for in the past. As with most big firms, there are opportunities to learn and network.

Cons

Short-term view of the world. As with most firms, they'll do everything to protect/benefit the partnership at all costs - if you're not one then you're on the chopping block at all times. They are bleeding cash due to horrendous audit revenues this year. Do a search for "Deepwater Horizon & McGladrey" - maybe clients are waking up. They are not a Big firm - they are an amalgamation of lots of little firms and their horrendous internal systems and processes show that. They constantly pay less than market rates - they reneged on a promised bonus for me and low-balled every person I hired for my team. Finally, their medical plan is just awful.

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Pros

- As assurance associate that came over from another public accounting firm, some pros are the ability to work with several different teams. - Hybrid, 2-4 days in office - Learn from senior associates - At my last acct firm never did inventory observations, so got the chance to see what that was like here at RSM

Cons

- Some seniors associates aren’t able to explain or teach which plays a part in your development as a first year associate or intern. I feel first year, intern should be able to leave feedback on senior associates. As if I’m having trouble with a senior who am I supposed to go, due to the hierarchy system they have implemented at RSM. - Can be Clicky & your colleagues will be friends in your face and talk behind you behind your back, I’ve seen it happen to others so I’m pretty sure it happened to me. Houston office can be toxic - Hierarchy system, leave people thinking with senior job titles that they are above you and you can be treated like sh*t - Favortism, you don’t have an equal chance here, because every first year is not put in the same position to succeed. Some first years are able to work closely with partners and the same colleagues but different clients which is where they can have the opportunity to build great relationships while some have to bounce from senior to senior having to learn for each client and adapt to how the senior wants the job done which in turn doesn’t help build relationships. As one can senior want something done such as accounts payable one way then you get to another client and the senior wants accounts payable done another way which makes you look bad in their eyes. Which doesn’t set you up for success at all and can overall lead to a layoff.

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