Company: KPMG
Date: 2018-08-03
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current

Senior Audit Associate
Pros: Couldn't ask for better people to work with - everyone is smart and driven.  There is a high performance culture at KPMG that is challenging and contributes greatly to personal growth.  Training programs are excellent and you are given the opportunity to learn every day.    If you like structure, this is also a great place to be with yearly promotions and compensation increases.
Cons: Work life balance is non existent during busy season, but that is what you are signing up for.  The business model is burn 'em and turn 'em, which I believe leads to a lower quality.  High performing individuals are put on more challenging jobs and worked harder, so they end up leaving.  The high turnover makes continuity on engagements impossible, which is why quality suffers. 

On a plus side of work life balance, the non-busy season is nice - there's tons of flexibility, 5 weeks paid vacation, and plenty of happy hours and fun office events to make you forget about how miserable you were for 3 months.