Lots of opportunity to grow in your career - Anonymous employee Equity Methods Employee Review

5.0
May 10, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The company has been growing at a good pace for a long time and is continuing to grow. This means lots of opportunities for promotion from within--most of the directors actually started at entry level at EM themselves. The skills that people build are really useful, too. The alumni network is full of people who excelled at EM and now excel in key roles for Fortune 500 companies. There can be a fear of being "niche," but the fact is that expertise gets narrow very quickly even within large organizations. At a Big 4 or similar firm, you either are just a cog in a machine as junior staff, or you get very niche as you advance. At EM, it works differently. At <200 people, you can make a difference on day 1, then have your role and expertise broaden as you advance.

Cons

Consulting is hard work, and getting to world-class client outcomes is not always easy or convenient. EM doesn't have the 80-110 hour weeks you see in other industries, by any stretch. But it's also not 40-hour corporate. A goal at EM is for employees to get to a level of skill and polish within 5-6 years that would take 8-10 years at a larger firm. This means seniors invest in you and give you opportunities, but naturally that means pushing beyond your comfort zone frequently with new skills and responsibilities.

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5.0
Feb 14, 2026
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Pros

- In a rapidly growing and expanding industry (intersection of finance/acct, technology, consulting, and human capital) - Best in its markets - top brand - Work w some of the smartest and nicest people will ever meet - Can gain technical proficiency and broader business skills - Embracing leading technologies / trying to be a disruptor

Cons

- Not everyone signs up for the firm's values like client delight and excellence - Will work with many different managers (pro if you are open to being adaptable) - Long hours to master current job and work toward your next promo - Not every hire is a high performer / driven, which can be tough until that person is coached into performance or leaves. But they do work hard to hire very good people

1.0
Dec 10, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- You’ll learn a ton - mostly because you’re doing the work of three people. Who needs boundaries when you can have “growth,” right? - Super diverse environment, thanks to the endless cycle of international hires who need sponsorship. Turns out survival trauma really brings people together. - You get very close to your peers because you’re all experiencing the same delightful cocktail of stress, burnout, and “figure it out yourself.” Trauma bonding at its finest. - Snacks in the office - because when you’re required to be onsite five days a week, you might as well have something to crunch on while drowning in work. - Free food during quarter-end, but only because there’s absolutely no time to get your own. Nothing says “we value you” like dinner at 10 p.m. while you’re still working.

Cons

- The workload is flat-out ridiculous. People aren’t treated like humans - they’re more like hardware that leadership expects to run 24/7 without updates or maintenance. - Senior employees have mostly been here since they graduated college, so they genuinely think this toxic environment is normal. And of course, they enforce it like it’s a sacred tradition. - Compensation is laughable compared to the workload. During raise discussions, they somehow always conclude that you just aren’t good enough yet. Gaslighting is practically part of the performance review process. - The industry niche is so narrow that looking at the EM directors is basically looking into your future: 0% life, 100% work. Inspiring, if you’ve always dreamed of becoming a cautionary tale. - Toxicity is fully normalized. They constantly hire fresh grads because it takes a while for people to realize they’re on a slowly sinking ship. And by the time they do, they’re usually already updating their resume.

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