Company: EY
Date: 2014-09-19
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current

Not a long term work environment for most people
Pros: Good benefits, training, and salary if you are based in London
Cons: Coming from working in different industries before consulting I did not know what to expect and did it with an open mind. Although the pros might sound appealing in my opinion there are far too many cons to the environment I saw and experienced and I would only recommend it to someone who has known no other career and has very thick skin. The London operation in my opinion is a giant body shop trading on people's qualifications for huge financial motives as opposed to any other commendable ambition.
If you like to be around to reap the benefits of your efforts then stick to working in an industry where you are not sent away to another project or company on a fairly regular basis to start all over again. 
If you like to make good friends with colleagues where you work consulting is probably not the place for you as there is so much competition, movement across projects and hotdesking. 
It is extremely competitive to make any promotion beyond the role you join with and many people leave unhappy that they did not receive it when they deserved it.
The hours can be VERY long for weeks and months negatively affecting homelife. 
It is a single persons game in my opinion, only if you have very thick skin and are motivated mainly by money. 
The grass is greener on the other side!