Company: EY
Date: 2012-07-05
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current

Honest Review of Ernst & Young's San Francisco Office
Pros: Heavy exposure to many different areas of the client's accounts which allows us to learn and develop faster than our peers at the other big four.

Best hands on learning environment with lots of opportunity for growth and specialization.
Cons: Due to the high turnover at our firm, there are not many people recurring on the same audit teams. This makes it harder to get coaching from them because they are not always that familiar with the client's accounts. 

Audit teams get burned out when the client provides late documentation and support. We get burned out because we work longer than normal hours to make up for the client's inability to meet agreed upon deadlines. 

We work weekends all the time and if you get client's with 12/31, 3/31, and 6/30 year ends then your busy season will be very long (6 to 8 months) and painful !