EY from the outside looking in seems like a dream opportunity until you actually get in and realize the chaos that is EY. There were red flags to joining EY all along the way. To start, the recruiting and interview process took over 6 months for 3 interviews for a Manager role. I would go weeks without any response to emails and it was like pulling teeth to get them to give me an update on the status of the interview process. Once, I got in I was immediately thrown on to a project in an area that I knew nothing about and with no support. The on-boarding was virtually non-existent. I expected that even though I was an experienced hire, that they would give me some support as a new employee, unfortunately that was not the case. I raised my concerns and was promptly told “we don’t on-board at EY”… What company that cares about there employees would allow someone to say that? You will work 12–15 hour days and weekends only on a regular basis and be prepared to be berated by leadership and be told your work isn't good enough but no one can articulate what “good” looks like. Oh, and forget about PTO, you get “Unlimited PTO” but good luck actually disconnecting while on PTO. All EY cares about is having you bill hours and that is it. It is a very “who you know” culture and if you don’t know anyone then you get stuck on bad projects and don’t have a career trajectory. I stayed with EY long enough to get the experience and moved on. I would advise anyone thinking of joining EY to really think it through and do your research before joining.
