Company: EY
Date: 2019-03-25
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Confirmed

Best Benefits
Pros: I cannot work anywhere else because I cannot give up the benefits at EY. I receive 5 weeks vacation, 2 weeks of sick time, 6 months of parental leave with the option to extend 3 additional months unpaid. There are summer sabbaticals available unpaid for 3 months. Everyone has an option to have 2 weeks additional vacation unpaid every year, with the salary reduction being applied to your paycheck over 6 months. I have the flexibility to work from home some days if I need to. I cannot find another company with this much flexibility and vacation ever. My job is task based, so when I don't have work I don't have to show up at an office at a certain time even if I don't have work to do.
Cons: As my job is task based, this means sometimes I have to work long hours to meet a deadline. I like the fact that I know which months those will be each year, and can plan around it. During the Spring, I work long hours (average 55 hours per week) without overtime.  Also, it takes 5 years to get to be a manager where I have this much flexibility. The first few years are tough. Auditing is not that glamorous. I might have more fun doing something completely outside of the corporate world., but this allows me to have money and lots of vacation to do the things I want to do outside of work. Another con is that the job is stressful, and if you don't learn to manage it, the stress can consume you.