KPMG reviews

The company is like a chiefdom with the chieftains (partners) fighting for the same business with each other - very little internal cooperation. Partners have no leadership skills or strategic thinking, the only strategy the company has is to grow revenue and to become the 'envy of all' (which by the way is not a strategy, more like an overall vision). Some partners have even gaps in their knowledge of their own subject matter. Partners are very skilled though in saving money in employees' salaries, working conditions etc. People who get ahead in this organisation are those who behave like the partners, not the ones with the smartest, innovative ideas or the best quality of work. Also face time is highly valued even if not productive. There is a lot of talk about the company values but they are openly violated all the time. Worse than KPMG in other countries.

1. Inhumane working hours - staff work more than 16 hours per day continuously over a few months, including weekends and public holidays, during the peak period. No time off in lieu is given. 2. Poor eAudIT software - extremely buggy, constantly hangs, and reduces staff efficiency by 50% or more. 3. Lack of control over quality of work - most of the time, staff have to follow-up on incomplete and poorly done work by another staff member. 4. Lack of control in planning for personal commitments - as a junior staff member, you are not told in advance when you have to work late. You are expected to always be available to work overtime when needed. 5. High turnover rate with a lack of effort to replace staff during critical periods - remaining staff get squeezed to the limit as they take on the workload of resignees. They eventually quit and a vicious cycle ensues. 6. Unable to enjoy Christmas (you will most likely be working) and New Year's Eve/Day (you will most likely be plotted on a stock-take). 7. No time to participate in the activities and courses organised by the Rec Club 8. Poor compensation relative to working hours - no overtime pay, no 13th months bonus, variable bonus for the last financial year was a mere 1.5 months. A 4.6% firm-wide pay-cut was carried out in 2011 to 2012.