Pros
- The people at the firm are genuinely friendly and easy to talk to. - Management at the firm care about employees professional development - Most managers treat lower level employees with respect and actively engage with employees outside of work. - Generous PTO with option to earn 2 additional weeks. - Competitive salary for public accounting at the associate level. Busy season bonus available based on hours worked.
Cons
- Busy season hours are long, albeit slightly better than Big 4 firms - The firm should do more to more closely match salary increases with Bay Area high cost of living. - Firm’s benefit plan could be improved by including gym and cell phone subsidy to match larger firms - Salary raises and bonus should be tied more to performance. Most people get the same raises. Not enough distinction in pay to properly and fairly recognize high performers.