Great environment and culture at the office - Tax Associate II Grant Thornton Employee Review

Some folks are great to work with. Some of the leaders really do care.

Workday practice is a total mess. They have trouble selling work and hours are much lower than they should be so consultants end up spread very thin across multiple projects and still can't hit utilization targets on paper even if they are working very hard in actuality. The independence requirements are insane!! If I had known I would have to disclose all of my investments and be told wha t I am or am not allowed to invest money in I would not have taken the job. Independence is total hell and most consulting firms don't subject employees to those invasive requirements.

The pay was competitive and it’s good experience for someone who wants exposure to both public and private audits.

Work-life balance is not very good. Busy season really never ends. Additionally, performance expectations aren’t consistent and depend on your relationship with your evaluator instead of an established competency model. You can expect superiors to gaslight you into thinking you’re doing well only for the rug to be pulled during formal evaluations. It felt like they expected you to be a mind reader instead of following a specific performance framework. The entire process felt hypocritical. They expected you to ask questions, but if you ask questions they were used against you later.