Un-collaborative, back-stabbing - Human Resources KPMG Employee Review

1.0
May 4, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Good brand on resume, central location in downtown Toronto, good events put on ever so often.

Cons

Everyone backstabs everyone else, while nice people are eaten alive. Hours are absolutely insane, and the pay is not great to start with. Performance reviews are pointless because the ratings are decided behind closed doors by management before a discussion even starts to take place with the employee, so how is that fair or 360. All initiatives are recycled every few years, and are a waste of time.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

Long hours and office politics. This is pretty basic and obvious for any public accounting firms. Every time a quarter end, year end, or a special filing is going out, you can expect 10-14 hour days. It might be fine in your early career but it gets really tiring after a few years.

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