Company: EY
Date: 2016-02-11
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Great place for conformity, non-individualists and low self-esteem people
Pros: Ideal place when you are fresh graduate, doesn't really know what to do with your life and free time, and have no clue what consultancy firms are about. 
You are probably under influence of the big name and prestige behind the brand, as well as peer pressure from your colleagues who just started in similar companies. 
So called professional certificates (ACCA, CFA, FRM, you name it) should compensate your inability to use your brain (skills?, knowledge?) and common sense, presenting you as an 'expert' to the outside world. 
Your co-workers are young, flamboyant and love to exchange low-level jokes, gossips, and office rumors over the morning coffee or internal chat messenger.
Your career path is straightforward - 2-3 years being the all-rounder, taught like a monkey the rudiments of corporate-level crap, next 3-4 years being senior all-rounder with sole purpose to push junior employees to their limits so that you can leave the office before the dusk. 
The next step is true promotion in ranks with ritual rite of passage to managerial 'dealing-the-cards-now' type of role, where you spend next 8+ years making your subordinates' hate you. 
Eventually, if proved worthy, the top dogs (partners) will make you an offer you cannot refuse to join their flock, with sky rocketing salary and bank account in tax paradise.
Cons: Soon you realize that work-life balance is a joke, steep learning curve became flat, projects are run by 'copy & paste' rule of thumb. 
Your co-workers are narrow-minded, back-stabbing corporate rats, and they are getting promoted to management while your skills (if any) are heavily underpaid compared to market.  
Did I mention not paid overtimes and stressful environment, as well as expectations from management to always devote fully your (not paid) time to the next iteration of crap you just sold to yet another client ?
Your per hour rate is comparable to a person in McDonald's, however, he/she sometimes get tips, while you get a 'keep up the good work' pat on your shoulder.
Bonus, in recognition for your hard work , compensates your overtimes (if lucky), and is not merit-based but discretionary (performance-based rating).