Company: EY
Date: 2014-09-02
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Confirmed

some pluses, but ignore the marketing -- hours worked is the firm's only concern
Pros: - a fair number of smart, hardworking, and thoughtful people
- notable clients and (often) interesting work
- presence in all major markets
- definite resume boost, and unmatched alumni network
Cons: - compensation tends to be below-market
- expect to work weekends, holidays, and vacations -- for client-facing roles, personal space and workplace flexibility are talked about but often times are not encouraged or respected
- rigid review, compensation, and (fairly limited) bonus system doesn't reward highest performers & lets average coworkers slide by
- lackluster 401k
- antiquated technology 
- significant red tape and nearly impenetrable internal policies and processes
- slow to change; not particularly innovative or exciting
- a lot of 'same as last year' and 'i-did-this-at-your-age-so-you-will-too' mentality among midlevel / senior management