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      3.7

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (83,741 total reviews)
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      Janet Truncale

      79% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

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      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Senior management

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Work/Life balance

      EY has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 83,741 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The EY employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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      84K reviews
      2.0
      Sep 30, 2008

      Good but could be better!

      Supervising associate
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Few reasons to work for E&Y: 1. Market Recognition 2. Variety of experience 3. Flexibility

      Cons

      1. Not so good compensation 2. Poor feedback and rating process 3. Long hours and multiple projects at the same time 4. Lots of Politics. You have to be ready to become part of the game to succeed at on organization like this. There is no such thing as do your job and you will be okay.

      2.0
      Sep 30, 2008

      If you consider yourself to be BRIGHT and Creative and are Ambitious, and Enterprising do not work for a BIG 4 firm.

      Contract specialist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      E&Y gives 3 weeks vacation, and since all employees have laptops, the ability to work remotely exists, though flexible schedules vary by team; and is not supported by most Partners and executive directors. It's a great job to have on one's resume; this can open doors at other firms when one decides to leave.

      Cons

      The no.1 reason people on the auditing AND tax side leave is: burdensome workload (1 person doing the job of 3 people), and lack of promotion/bonus. Really bright people (especially males) leave after a year or two for opportunities where they are given real leadership, new business knowledge and MUCH larger compensation packages. Working on "Global teams" means working with India where the slug work is farmed out, and not done to anyone's satisfaction because the turnover rate is VERY high there. Frustration levels are the highest in corporate America outside of the legal profession. Long hours, lots and lots of mind-numbing grunt work for all but the Partners. Compensation is VERY uneven. There are admins who make more than managers. Not common, but there are examples of this. VERY HIGH turnover of managers and seniors. Most leave because they are expected to balance more and more clients with little support for $10k more a year if promoted after a few years of toiling at their level. The respect factor is very low for subordinates at all levels. Managers are treated like children' not to mention those below that title. Promotions are given to those who are basically "server" types who can manage the work with little complaint. NOT A PLACE FOR BRIGHT people seeking to make creative contributions to teams. In other words, the opposite of the GOOGLE workplace. If you do as your told despite how inefficient the process may be, and you'll get along just fine. Contrary to outside belief, Ivy League graduates are far and few between at this firm. There is not enough to attract them to work there.

      4.0
      Sep 29, 2008

      Experience builder for better opportunities later in the career

      Senior consultant
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good place to gain experience while working on large or high-profile clients. Generally, public accounting at the Big 4 is considered a ''stepping stone'' job as larger salaries and better positions come along from private companies as you rise the ranks. This is no different at Ernst & Young. The company allows you to gain on-the-job skills in public accounting and working in groups toward year-end deadlines. Employees/management here are generally friendly and open.

      Cons

      Can be a very political organization. The salary is a public accounting salary, which is low. The hours can get hectic during busy season in audit.

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