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3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(83,949 total reviews)
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60% positive business outlook

EY has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 83,949 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 Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Aug 7, 2016

Stay Away

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Pros

Decent pay/benefits if you are in the right line of work.

Cons

Work/life balance is non-existent. Training is mediocre, expect to be thrown to the wolves day 1.

4.0
May 10, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Very smart people to work with on every level Great people culture Great place to start when you are coming out of college Great brand recognition Opportunities to pretty much do whatever you want Pay raises are great and way above average Steep learning curve on every level

Cons

Working hours Expectation setting can be vague If you happen to open a revenue stream (primarily at manager level and above) be prepared to encounter a lot of politics and people trying to get a piece of the cake Benefits are not up to par Senior Managers and Partners on client projects tend to be yes mans and will not protect the team, which will unnecessarily increase the workload Although a lot of efforts are made to increase structure, "Methods" are not used as much as they should

5.0
Mar 1, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

1) Within just a few months, you will feel like you are part of a family, almost, at EY. The people oriented culture is quite possibly the best among the competitors. The diversity is abundant. 2) Exceptional talent around you that will consistently push you out of your comfort zone. But, you will have to be willing, and wanting to, and make yourself heard. 3) The flexibility in operation is neat, especially you are a new parent, you suffer illness, or need to pursue studies, or something's just come up that you need to attend to. 4) The in-house technology you need to use on a day-to-day basis is solid. All of us were like spoiled kids when working in the EY office, especially in New York where the headquarters is in the middle of Times Square. 5) Overall, an incredible place not just to work for several years, but also to get the first five years of your career under your belt if you decide to go work somewhere else to get a different flavor.

Cons

1) Given the headquarters is in New York, the whole practice feels very New York based, and of course SFO based. Other offices, naturally, must feel a little left out of the "club". 2) Depending on what group you are a part of, you will naturally have to deal with some workplace politics, conflicting mutual interests, and bothersome and often questionable decisions by the leadership. 3) While I do not think long hours belong in the cons department anymore, to some, it may. So there it is. You will often work more than 8 hours a day and you will travel for at least 25 to 30 percent a year on average, and this can be a pro for some, like me.

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