Assurance department - Anonymous employee BDO Employee Review

1.0
19 Jul 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great colleagues to work with

Cons

Your soul is literally sold to the firm from the moment you sign the employment contract because; (1) you are bonded for 1.5 years (the price to terminate the bond is 3 month of your basic salary; (2) you will be the owner of a brand new "laptop" and for your information, you are bonded to the laptop for 3 years; (3) the absolute puny bond allowance is purely a gimmick to sweeten the employment contract. The respective team's management has no sense of leadership in providing direction and motivation to the floor. Sexism is dreadfully apparent in the eyes of everyone but the lack of corrective action by the management somehow or rather indicates that they support the humiliating work culture. You will be shamed in front of your colleagues and torn into pieces by the highest level of profanities and sarcastic remarks by the management. Staffs are squeezed down to the very last drop of energy left knowing that they cannot surrender as they are bonded and any possibility of breaking the bond will provide another stream of income to the firm. In a nutshell, think twice (and twice more) before you pen down your acceptance signature despite the weak job market.

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