Company: EY
Date: 2021-03-16
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Great for exposure, poor for work-life balance
Pros: The level of exposure is undeniable as you'll have various opportunities to work with some of the biggest clients as well as alongside international peers. Occasional perks are nice i.e. vouchers and free food on your birthday, department activities but this is very much limited to the division you are in. You are also given the ability to attend beneficial trainings for free like Power BI and other MFRS/IFRS trainings in-house. Flexible working arrangements and newly introduced flexi-leave and "free" MC days. Ability to dress casually every day if stationed at the office.
Cons: The department's structure is very lean and so the expectations to pull double duty is very frequent. Workload is intense especially given its high unpredictability. Working overtime every day throughout a project is also expected but being able to fully claim this ends up being a tiring process of running this by a manager who may not agree with it to meet the budget constraints. Managers are promoted to that level based on narrow criteria and are not further assessed based on their abilities to connect and support staff's growth and development but this is also likely due to the frequent rotation of projects and team members. Bonus payout system is in tranches (60:40).