KPMG reviews

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.).

- Entrenched nepotism and prejudice - if you aren't part of the Jordanian or Indo-Pak lobbies, you are on your own. - Outright dishonesty when it comes to reviews - many colleagues echo the same, senior leaders will cover their mistakes by throwing lower ranked individuals under the bus. There is no feedback mechanism on individual leadership members so they operate with impunity. - Conflicts of interest with UAE team following the merger in 2024 - they don't care about the KSA staff and its in their interest to weaken the team so they get the work. - Staff that charge hours on projects they do not actually work on - posing a financial burden on the success of the project. - Really bad managers that will block your business development efforts because they feel they may be outshined - in my case I brought business that they dragged their feet on until it was lost (same prospective client requested separate proposals 3 times, on the 3rd attempt when I concluded this was intentional, I ended up referring to a small local firm that won the work and repeat business). - Others experience - brought in at a certain level, promised promotion after 6 months if performed well (they did and 2 years later still no promotion). - Double promotions for those that are part of ethnocentric lobby groups. - Mass ongoing layoffs not based on merit. (100s since 2025)