Low Pay for Hours Toiled - Anonymous employee KPMG Employee Review

2.0
Sep 17, 2009
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Looks okay on a resume because it is a recognized brand name since it is one of the Big Four firms.

Cons

My supervisor called me at home when I was very sick and wanted me to work on a project from my house. He knew I was using a sick day. This also happened to some of my coworkers, and not just during crunch time, but throughout the year. We were given projects that were impossible to finish in the hours we were allowed to bill. A very fatiguing experience. I was lied to a lot when people were playing politics.

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