Great benefits, challenging work but no WLB depending on your projects
Pros
- Working at EY is definitely a great experience since it provides the best infrastructure for employee to learn and improve their skills (such as free Udemy courses, etc) when you are on the bench. - You get to learn from some of the smartest people (both internally and clients) and quickly learn how to hone in your technical and communication skills. So, if you are a quick learner it is a great opportunity. - The benefits are very generous such as employee discounts for laptops/movie tickets/car rentals.
Cons
Since it is a consulting job, you have to get assigned to various projects even though you have no relevant skillsets to join the projects. So, you have to learn new skillsets during the onboarding period (1-2 weeks) in order to catch up with the project's requirements or assignments. - Little control over what project one may end up on. It is all up to your engagement manager to decide which team you are assigned to join. Like any larger organization, you will have strong performers and some less so. The best way to navigate this is by making sure that your partner is one of the high-performing ones and learning from them. At the end of the day, a Big 4 is not for people to slack off, work nine to five, or go home every night (due to travel). - Non-client serving employees are not treated with the same respect or valued as client serving.
