Company: EY
Date: 2015-01-04
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Felt like High School again... you really have to come here right out of college, and then get out fast.
Pros: - Big 4 name recognition; definitely opens doors in the business world.
- Most co-workers are very nice and willing to help you with anything!
Cons: Most co-workers are also really young; not a lot of people stick around for long, and if they do, they're not doing the day-to-day grunt work.  Therefore, a lot of people you work with are very inexperienced and immature (but they get by on their enthusiasm) and you can expect a lot of hand-holding.

I felt really old (and I'm only 27!) and way above being talked to like a high school student... expected to attend team happy hours (after already putting in 12 hour days), plan and lead different social events, get involved in the EY community, etc.  All that stuff is great if it's optional, but when your annual review/raise depends on it, it's not such a good environment for a grown person with a family at home.

I had to leave after my annual review....  I only got an overall 3 out of 5, and my "counselor" (what a joke!  she was younger than me, dumb as a rock, and rude, constantly gossiping about coworkers, etc.) advised me that she couldn't recommend me for a higher rating because I wasn't as involved in the EY community as Employee A (her best friend).  Meanwhile, Employee A, was also the one who blurted out in a client meeting that all of their jobs were being outsourced to the Philippines!  At least I can do my job.

Very clique-y in the New York Office, at least in Advisory.  Most people were either young and inexperienced, or ruthless and cutthroat.  On all of my trips however, other offices seemed very nice in comparison.  Overall, the money was very poor, and there was very little work that I could be proud of there, because it was all micro-managed, so I left for a mid-range CPA firm up the block.  And I couldn't be happier!