Company: EY
Date: 2016-09-30
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current

Decent place to work
Pros: Nice, modern office plan. Professional environment with a mostly good team of people who know how to make the day enjoyable.
2 work from home days permitted.
Global firm whose name is recognised and appreciated for what it is. Proud to say I work for EY - looks good on CV.
If you talk to the right people, there can be some good opportunities for moving around the business. Management are quite open about opportunities and it doesn't feel like you are doing some wrong or disloyal if you are looking for another role.
Cons: Annual People Surveys show that only 63% of colleagues trust each other! 

Management are somewhat restrictive about individual personalities; they are a bit too pushy and forceful with getting EVERYBODY talking to each other, making friends, being sociable... And if you are 'a bit quiet' or even the opposite and aren't afraid to voice your opinion, you'll be pulled up on it and basically told to change. 

Pay doesn't seem to be fair... Team of 70+ doing the same job and there are pay differences of up to £2k. Recent salary increases are meant to be 1% and yet some people were given up to 5% - no idea why some people get more/less as the increase is not personal performance based. 
No real progression in one role; could be doing same job for year and not get anywhere.