RSM McGladrey can be an excellent training ground. - Tax Associate RSM Employee Review

1.0
Jun 17, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The ability to gain exposure to a variety of clients, resulting in experience in many levels of complexity. The downsides of RSM results in an appreciation for management that values staff and their clients. After a couple of years of gaining all the experience one can digest, working incredibly long hours, having no life outside of the office, and being devalued and demoralized, one can join a different firm which will undoubtedly provide them with better compensation, improved environment, and an appreciation for a management who values their contributions and efforts.

Cons

Senior management that makes derrogatory and demoralizing comments about staff to other staff members. Employee confidential information being released in common areas inappropriately without any purpose other than to offend and create dissention. Staff consumption of alcoholic beverages during busy season from 5 pm through 3-4 more hours of tax preparation, including pop machines that dispense beer. High turn over rate resulting in remaining staff over worked and producing less than a quality product.

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Pros

Good culture and team environments

Cons

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2.0
Jun 24, 2026
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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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