Pros
-associate partners and below are mostly good -about half the equity partners are good -cool client base -no CPA for promotions until partner -nice office -great food court -good PTO -great diversity in employees and clients -switch between audit and tax -flexible schedule -unique situations because of foreign clients -help with visas and other emigration stuff -culture among lower ranking employees -knowing multiple languages is rewarded -nice standing desk/monitor setup -good benefits -awesome support staff -lenient dress code
Kontras
-low pay -high hours, constant pressure to underbill on clients and increase billables overall -very few holidays (good PTO kind of balances) -slow promotions on mandatory timeline (like first year seniors would be managers in most firms slow, remains true up the chain) -low pay relative to current level, so a somewhat underpaid senior is really an incredibly underpaid manager -once per year raises -small bonuses -lots of travel -no time/support for CPA studying -no WFH unless you’re one of the partners favorites -people are fired or intentionally forced out, often, at all levels from associates to APs -both tax and audit busy seasons -very top heavy structure -seniors and managers have to do a lot of preparation -tools/resources are bad -direct work review by managing partner and/or CEO (they are the only partner on a lot of jobs) -pressure to go to external unpaid events -favoritism, grade school politics -lots of mandatory nonbillable time -high employee competition -high inter-office competition, no real coordination/sharing