Company: EY
Date: 2014-07-17
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

Opportunity to work in a niche business unit that left a lasting impression and lifelong relationships
Pros: EY provides a lot of opportunities for work-life balance and flexible work arrangements.  Their clients are major companies with lots of complex problems and it is rewarding and exciting to work together with clients on the solutions.  There are opportunities for travel and opportunities to work with some truly brilliant people.  These are chances I would expect to get at very few other companies.
Cons: Despite having policies addressing work life balance and flexible work arrangements,  it is common for critical client needs to force last minute changes of plans and rearrangement of personal schedules.  Also, the current "up or out" perspective means that good people have no choice but to leave the firm when everyone would be better off if they were able to stay and continue to contribute.  That is much better than training replacements.  Based on the salary I was offered in an industry position for little to no overtime, I feel that EY's compensation is not keeping pace with the market, considering the expectation of 50-60 hour weeks.