Company: EY
Date: 2021-01-07
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

Fair
Pros: Overall, pay, I feel, is good. Some people are great to work with. It highly depends on your group in regards to the work, itself and how busy you will be year-round. Pretty good atmosphere, overall, and benefits can’t be beat.
Cons: EY is a unique job experience wherein you’re able to move up the ranks annually, and can truly learn from some amazing minds in the industry. However, as the adage goes “there’s no such thing as a free lunch”. You are beholden to every possible whim of the client, senior management, and the firm. I found about half of the people in my group who’ve been there for awhile to be very cliquey and somewhat phony. Senior managers only spoke to you when you worked on their engagements, other than that you were completely on your own and senior managers would simply disengage until the next engagement rolled around; you’re not treated as an individual, but as a number - a “resource,” as they refer to you as such. 

Alas, you CAN succeed here, move up the ranks relatively quickly (12-15 years to become a partner), but at the cost of potentially your health, relationships, etc. Is it worth it?