Big firm mentality with none of the perks. - Anonymous employee RSM Employee Review

1.0
Mar 2, 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good study support Free fruit a couple of times a week.

Cons

A toxic working environment - management clearly have an 'Us vs Them' mentality in relation to lower grade staff. Poor communication and a lack of transparency between management and lower level staff. Management and the OMP have their favourites who receive preferential treatment and opportunities regardless of merit and ability. It is more of a favouritism contest as opposed to anything else i.e. one colleague failed their professional exams multiple times and still retained their job, whilst others are terminated immediately upon exam failure which is completely hypocritical. Partners do not understand the importance of staff morale. Complete lack of recognition for good work Salaries far below market rate Stingy social events i.e. a summer social in a partner's house

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RSM Response
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Thank you for your feedback about your experience of working in the Swindon office of RSM. We do try to embody our strategy and brand positioning of the power of being understood in everything that we do. I’m sorry this has not been your own personal experience. Salaries are benchmarked against our competitor firms on an annual basis and salary increases are based on performance in role. We conduct an employee engagement survey to ask staff their views on a number of key areas, and are currently working through our action plan within the Swindon office resulting from the most recent survey undertaken. I note that you currently work for RSM. I am new to both Swindon office and the Office Managing Partner role, if you would like to discuss your comments further please do not hesitate to contact me. I would really value any feedback in relation to key issues like the office culture and working environment, so that these can be addressed. Michael Blain, Swindon Office Managing Partner

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