Company: EY
Date: 2013-12-08
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

A grueling experience that I know will continue to bring rewards and benefits for years to come.
Pros: - A big four company which gives you credibility
- Exposure to the type of work that will leave you more equipped to run a company than most accountants who train TIPP and almost all who train TOPP
- The chance to have a lot of time off because of the inevitable overtime you'll have, as well as study leaves given to you in order to prepare for your exams, which is great since you'd have just come out of university and be adjusting to a "9 to 5" type job
Cons: - High pressure working environment, not for the faint of heart
- Being forced to take vacation days for working overtime instead being for it (not really a con for me though)
- Borderline erratic working times (i.e. sleeping 1hr max during tax season then having 7 weeks off at a time)
- Doing a chartered accountant's work for a fraction of the pay then having the risk of being retrenched once you qualify and become too costly