EY reviews

It's no surprise that the hours during busy season at a public accounting firm will be long but I did not expect to work 80-90 hr weeks for 2 1/2 months straight during the summer busy season. My physical and mental health were hanging by a thread on multiple occasions. So many people at the firm show zero regard for peoples' personal lives. On multiple accounts, I have had OOO replies disregarded or have been contacted well outside of normal working hours for things that were only deemed urgent for me, but not for my higher ups. During the WFH scenario throughout the pandemic, I have had higher ups say in one breath to prioritize my personal time but once they needed something from me, all of that was out the window. I have busted my butt for some teams where "thank you's" are seldomly received. During our week long, firm-wide summer holiday last year, I worked 4/5 work week days and was not properly compensated for that time I gave up. It sucks when your hard work goes unnoticed by some. The good people I've met at this firm are not enough to get me to stay at a place that only cares about its bottom line.

So many to list, here are some of the most obvious: - The work life balance even in SDC is non-exsistent. - You get treated like another number. - They claim they're family oriented but they aren't you'll find yourself working 60 hour weeks, holidays, and getting pushback when you need a day off. - Very little flexibility. - Prepared to be micromanaged like you've never been before. To the point where they will literally ask you to like a message to show you've read and understand (messages as simple as please fill out your timesheets or projected deadlines months out. - Not a team job however you will be expected to be a team - meaning you can't leave unless the slackers on the rest of the team finish their tasks.