Company: EY
Date: 2013-12-07
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

Overall a mixed bag but certainly a learning opportunity that I am grateful to have got
Pros: Vast reserves of knowledge, exposure to wide variety of assignments on very relevant, burning topics in the field.  A good stepping stone for a fresher. Would rate the pressure of stiff timelines as a plus from a long term point of view of shaping a well equipped professional.
Cons: Extremely finicky work culture  - to say they cross the 't's and dot the 'i's obsessively doesn't begin to describe it.  Original thought or approach is strongly discouraged in favour of available precedents from knowledge bank.  Late sitting, rather than productivity, is rewarded (the reward for finishing your work well in time can be increase in allocation!) so even those who dislike faffing will end up learning it as a survival skill.