Company: EY
Date: 2008-11-16
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current

Great place to start, but they make it hard for you to want to stay.
Pros: It is nearly undisputed that public accounting is the best place to start your business career, and E&Y has been recognized over and over as the best of the Big 4.  You get the chance to work in several different industries and get exposure to a diverse array of business techniques.
Cons: Work-life balance is poor.  You will be paid at about $0.40 on the dollar.  The increasing amount of "budget constraints" is getting out of hand.  Reimbursing expenses is always more of an effort than it needs to be, and E&Y is constantly making budget cut decisions that just make life for a rank and file worker harder.  E&Y has made it clear that it follows competitor trends.  EY will be the last of the Big 4 to give you a raise, and if benefits at the other 3 were to decrease, you can expect E&Y to do the same whether they need to or not.