Company: KPMG
Date: 2019-04-16
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

If you are looking to join KPMG's corporate tax, please reconsider
Pros: Broad exposure in terms of clients
Fast-paced working environment allows you to learn many things in a short span of time
Cons: Management does not listen to the staffs' concerns. There is insufficient staff at all levels as company is late to upgrade its technology compared to its competitors, resulting in staff spending a lot of time doing low-value work. Management has been trying to cut cost for years now, resulting in a reluctance to hire new staff and current staff being chronically overloaded.

At the same time,  majority of the corporate tax teams have a very unpleasant culture that favours staff that rush to impress the management instead of focusing on hard work and helping one another. What began as a few black sheep has evolved into the culture of the entire department, and it is frustrating to find that delivering quality work and putting in the hours are insufficient to even be promoted in this company. Be prepared to get back stabbed if you do not conform to the abovementioned culture.

Staff are expected to work on weekends (both days), and it is almost a crime if you even dare leave work before the rest of your team even if you have finished your work for the day. As a result, you will find that staff would rather talk for hours and go for long meals instead of prizing efficiency in their work.

Only join if you are prepared to be a part of the bootlicking culture and can handle pushing work to your peers in a bid to rise above them in the eyes of the management. If not, I'd urge you to reconsider.