Ernst & Young Reviews in Boston, MA Area

Former Employee – worked at Ernst & Young full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great work experience, you learn a lot, and you can challenge yourself by seeking new opportunities inside the firm in its many functional areas

Cons – Pace of promotion is rigid and not tied to performance
Large organization leads to bureaucracy

Advice to Senior Management – Create an avenue for quicker promotions for high performing employees

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Ernst & Young full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great room for career advancement

Cons – LONG hours, lot of travel

Current Employee – been working at Ernst & Young full-time for more than a year

Pros – Teaming atmosphere
Location
Financial Client base
Accessible partners
Emphasis on learning
The company has a focus on getting the job done. Those who come in as interns or campus hires will be well developed.

Cons – More work needed on transitioning experienced hires. More work on diversity initiatives and making those who arent in the "right" networks feel more connected to the whole team. The variety of work seems limiting, you can get stuck on one client for an extended period of time and not gain other experience

Advice to Senior Management – Increase diversity awareness

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Ernst & Young full-time for less than a year

Pros – Nice people as a whole (especially at manager level and below). Opportunity to grow quickly if you want to pursue a career as an auditor. Defined career path. Good name. Okay pay.

Cons – TONS of red tape to get in the way of you doing your job. Serious lack of communication between all levels of the company. They hire tons of new Information System and Computer Science majors into their recently developed TAP "rotational" progam, tell them they will be working on a variety of different IT consulting projects and stick nearly all of them in IT audit. Very limited to no opportunites to get on engagements in their strategic technology, performance improvement, predictive analytics, information security practices etc especially if you are not working in the NY office.

Extremely unrewarding work. It is more about how much and not how well you can do. While its not the worst out there, little work life balance especially in the busy season.

My advice to people looking to join EY: make sure you know that THIS IS AN ACCOUNTING FIRM. If you want to pursue a career as an auditor, this may very well be a good place for you. If you are looking for a consulting position, my advice would be to look elsewhere.

Advice to Senior Management – Be honest throughout the interview process and make sure prospective candidates know exactly what type of work they are getting into.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Ernst & Young full-time for less than a year

Pros – Friendly, professional, exciting environment that provides a great jumping off point for your career or a great place to work for years to come

Cons – Long hours can make the job difficult. Be patient and get to know your co-workers and this con won't be so difficult to get past.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Ernst & Young full-time for less than a year

Pros – I've had a great experience so far at Ernst & Young, the people are excellent and the work is challenging. If you do well you are rewarded. Flexible scheduling allows for a life out side of work.

Cons – Long Hours can be tough sometimes but this is true of all big four firms. Brand name not as solid as PwC

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up Jim Turley's excellent vision after he leaves the firm next year.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Ernst & Young full-time for less than a year

Pros – There are no pros. People are backstabbing and manipulative, and the hours are horrific.

Cons – Everything about it. If you go to a job here, kiss your personal life goodbye. Managers are horrendously inept, and are quick to throw anybody under the bus when they screw up. If a Senior or Manager feels threatened by you, expect a crappy review because they will do anything to impede your advancement.

Busy season averaged 85 hours a week, and I was disciplined for leaving at 2 AM, which apparently was "too early" to go home. I was also disciplined for taking a lunch break. I'm glad I worked here for the sole reason of knowing what kind of environment I don't want to work in.

Advice to Senior Management – Change the review process. Allow staff to review their superiors.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Ernst & Young

Pros – training, experience, location, benefits and colleagues at work are a plus in developing a skill set for a long career

Cons – hours, low pay, work load

Advice to Senior Management – pay employees more

Former Employee – worked at Ernst & Young

Pros – A good platform if you want to leave in 2-3 years.

Cons – Demanding hours. Some people can be difficult to work with.

Current Employee – been working at Ernst & Young

Pros – I got work on alot of stuff and did some really cool things.

Cons – Cant think of much other than that some of the people are boring.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend