Company: EY
Date: 2015-05-02
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Great place to start an accounting career
Pros: This review is specific to the San Diego audit practice and all offices are different.  

Fantastic senior leadership that has built a great learning culture and a fun place to work.  Good perks (paid lunches, happy hours) and competitive pay.  EY owns the IPO market in San Diego and audits most of the large companies (other than Qualcomm) in the relatively small San Diego market. 
Managers and partners take the time to develop subordinates.  
You get to work and learn from the smartest people in the business.
Cons: Long hours during busy seasons, working on IPOs are great for the resume but not so much for work-life balance.  Constantly short-staffed.