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Friedman LLP

Now known as Marcum LLP

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Taking advantage of employees and gaslighting - Anonymous employee Friedman LLP Employee Review

1.0
23 Jul 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Most coworkers were very nice and pleasant to be around. Snacks. Birthday card and $100 gift card for bday month.

Cons

I see that there are a few positive reviews that have been written since the massive layoff during the pandemic (definitely fluff) They laid people off without notice and without emotion. It was heartless. Instead of furloughing employees, they left people without a job and without healthcare during a terrifying time that most didn’t take seriously and constantly joked about while people were dying. So funny how those who made jokes about the pandemic still seemed to keep their jobs... I cannot understand how they won best place to work on Long Island. Some people don’t know how to do their jobs very well and it effects others. I’d stay far away. It’s only a matter of time until the second wave of the pandemic hits and I’m sure they’ll lay off even more people who put their blood, sweat and tears into a company who offers pizza as a way to make up for overworking and taking advantage of employees. Some of the people in charge of others were very cold and took their personal problems from outside of the office into work and took it out on employees they didn’t like and then acted like nothing was wrong when they needed something.

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Friedman LLP Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We are happy to hear that during your time with us you enjoyed the company of your colleagues and some of the various other perks we offer. We feel all our employees are our best asset so as you can imagine, it is always extremely difficult to make decisions around separations regardless of the circumstances. The decisions the firm had to make several months ago were certainly not easy and we know many other employers were faced with doing the same. We did not take this lightly and can appreciate the impact this has on individuals and families. The situations are never easy and we always try to do what is best and we are extremely sorry to hear you felt it was done in a less than empathetic manner. This was never intention and we would welcome feedback on how you feel we could have done this differently. We appreciate and do our very best to reward all the hard work our employees put in and our perks are just one way of expressing this. We are sorry this didn't work out in the long term with us and we wish you the best of luck.

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Cons

None. As long as you work hard and show initiative you will be successful.

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