Company: EY
Date: 2010-07-14
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current

Unaccountable Accountants
Pros: Good benefits, decent compensation, opportunity to work globally with Big Four brand.

Looks very impressive on resume

Depending on where you are in the firm, if you have a good partner or senior manager, it can be a positive experience
Cons: No accountability in global organization.  Partners can and do treat people poorly with no respect, despite the hoopla about Best Places to Work.  

Recent reorganization has been shoddily managed in Knowledge  and IT.  Poor communication, lousy people skills and nowhere for people to turn but the courts.  Bad branding multiplied exponentially, and unnecessary bad feelings toward a firm that used to be the best in class.

Market and cost of living will rapidly outpace your compensation and benefits.  Get what you can upfront if you have no other choice than to go with E&Y.