EY reviews

They don't fire people. Bullies advance in the firm. Politics are rampant. HR does not address complaints. Company is top heavy. Many senior managers actually do very little work. Associate level people end up doing much work that would be better off given to interns.

Comments on Cons always come with the flavor of a disgruntled ex-employee. Therefore, I'm trying to give you the facts and let you decide. EY's annual performance rating is numerical 1 to 5, as in so many other companies. in 2015 I was rated on the high end of the scale , then a re-org happened and I was assigned a new manager. Same role, same responsibility, same internal customers and stakeholders, same teams to support in the EST time zone, just a new manager now 16 hrs ahead in time zones. During the 2016 performance review all feedback from internal customers, stakeholders and partners was positive, every one of them expressed appreciation of the work I delivered. My new manager, however, not so much. All positive feedback was discredited, only her opinion was allowed leading to a below average rating, a forced performance improvement plan without measurable goals and ultimately to my termination from EY. And HR backed the managers decisions all along this process. Questions I raised remained unanswered and facts I presented were not checked nor taken into consideration. So if you are willing to take that chance that a firm allows managers to lead teams dictatorial, that feedback of internal partners and stakeholders is encouraged but can ultimately be ignored and HR allows such managers to bypass company policies and procedures encouraging such leadership style, EY could be the right place for you !