Company: EY
Date: 2015-06-19
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

Assistant Director
Pros: Ernst & Young has exceptionally good people, challenging projects and a great benefits/compensation package. The level of professionalism is consistently high across the board. You are always challenged to be and do your best because you are surrounded with very high caliber people.
Cons: The level of stress is very high. And expectations are very high. You can work around the clock and not keep up. You will have annual goals that you will have to 'stretch' to reach. Just to maintain an average yearly rating (average = '3' on a scale of 1-5) you have to meet all your goals, and prove that you accomplished more - and that's just "average." Parts of the annual review process are good (i.e., you can ask for reviews from anyone you work with), but your annual rating depends on some factors that are out of your control. For instance, only a predetermined number of each rating can be given in one department (i.e, x number of '5' ratings, x number of '4" ratings, 'x number of '3', etc.) And your supervisor has to argue about why you bring value and deserve a good rating over other people outside your team. If other supervisors argue more effectively for their employees you get passed over. This is common because the department can be large and job functions within it vary widely. So, make sure your supervisor knows what you are accomplishing and contributing to the organization at all times. And hopefully they can argue on your behalf.