Golden Handcuffs - Anonymous employee KPMG Employee Review

2.0
Jun 12, 2008
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

An amazing benefits package; one of the best I've ever seen. Ample PTO, excellent insurance options, 401(k) and a pension plan. Great use of PeopleSoft to communicate benefits information. Very much invested in "going green".

Cons

Little room for advancement if you're on the support side; cramped quarters. This is yet another professional services company that makes it clear that if you're not on the client-facing side, you're easily replaced and not of much value. Projects involving more than one group that aren't considered crucial by senior management can take months to complete. Moving quickly is impossible. Because this is a global company, the intranet is a behemoth and nearly impossible to browse efficiently. The culture KPMG attempts to create does not consistently drill down to all levels, which is very disappointing.

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Let go during RIF. When I started with the firm back in 2015, RIF's didn't occur much but now has become the normal once a year at minimum at KPMG. You must be on top of you game now (high performance culture) otherwise can be let go at any moments notice. Unfortunately if you do amazing on your engagement work, doesn’t mean anything to leadership and can still be let go, especially at manager level and requires you to put many additional hours per week doing extra curricular (Business Proposals, Certifications, etc.).

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