Company: KPMG
Date: 2008-05-07
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current

KPMG a place where success is not rewarded.
Pros: I enjoy working at KPMG because the people for the most part are very competent.  The hours you work while numerous are flexible.  If I want to be here until two in the morning one night so I can leave at four the following day nobody questions it.  It's truly a matter of getting the job finished and finished well rather then simply being here because other people are.
Cons: The number one downside of working at KPMG is that promotions are in no way shape or form based on merit and are in large part due to tenure.  I am currently stuck working on a project that I am leading because my senior associate is incompetent but because she has been here longer is above me on the chain of command I technically report to her and she receives the positive recognition.  

The other major downside to working at KPMG is you should never and I mean never ever calculate your hourly rate because you'll want to shoot yourself.