Company: EY
Date: 2012-10-27
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Mixed but mostly positive first impression
Pros: -Big name clients in NY FSO
-Prestigious Asset Management practice
-Emphasis on quality and risk in the audit practice
-Ability to work on variety of clients, from start up funds to global multinationals
-Opportunity to distinguish yourself and get involved in non-client work, such as affinity groups or extracurricular sports
-Opportunity to take on a lot of responsibility and leadership roles right from the start (mostly applies to larger engagements)
-2 years to senior associate
-Friendly people and atmosphere for the most part
-NYC office is nice and well maintained
-Approachable and smart partners
Cons: -Though the "winning" culture tries to send a good message, it doesn't necessarily emphasize quality of work
-Not as diverse at the partner level as I would expect, even in the NY office
-Utilization goals are unrealistic given tight budgets and the amount of non-chargeable work we are expected to do at the Staff level 
-Some personalities in the NY office are difficult