Ernst & Young Reviews in Houston, TX Area

Pros

Lifelong networking connections as a direct result of team-based engagements.

Cons

Personal professional growth is not a priority and management decisions can be poor.

Advice to Senior Management

Realize who your strongest assets are and reward them appropriately for long-term retention.

Pros

good people, development is good

Cons

have to eat hours, don't good enough credit

Advice to Senior Management

give people credit for hard work completed

Pros

The opportunity to travel and engage various clients in different industry. Also obtain a fundamental understanding of IT environment.

Cons

Amount of work and time spend on work in the office.

Advice to Senior Management

N/A

Pros

Great place to learn, experience different industries, and net work.

Cons

Poor pay, lack of work/life balance, lack of management concern for people issues. Managment views their people as disposable.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay me!

Pros

E&Y has great starting pay, and in general the experience level of your coworkers is pretty high. You might travel a little, which can be a plus or minus, and the staff is pretty young, like just out of college, which leads to some good socializing.

Cons

The downsides are that it's not a meritocracy - no matter how great work you do, it's your time there that's important. Getting promoted takes time, not skill.

Advice to Senior Management

Promote people based on achievement, and not on how long they've been at the company. I would also encourage management to increase bonuses, which were pretty low or non-existent.

Pros

Voted one of the top places to start your career.
Great technical experience is easy to obtain.
Relatively easy to access upper management.

Cons

Time sheets can be very tedious.
Restrictions on personal investments as a consequence of independence requirements.
Regardless of how many hours you work, you might not be recognized.

Advice to Senior Management

Uphold the company's motto "People First" by being more supportive of taking vacation.
Recognize and respond to staff's and seniors' desire and need to diversify their skill set.

Pros

Great place to start career. Great people to work with.

Cons

Long hours and satisfaction depends on client

Advice to Senior Management

More visability

Pros

Brand , global reach, technical competence

Cons

Not client or sales oriented

Advice to Senior Management

Poor people skills

Pros

Learning opportunities and people are great.

Cons

Easy to get burnt out with the long hours and loads of travel.

Advice to Senior Management

Management is good but maybe find a way to offer more bonuses to keep people around or make them feel like their long hours are appreciated.

Pros

Excellent resume builder which will allow you to easily find another job .

Cons

Say goodbye to your work/life balance. Expect to give up your saturdays and sundays during busy season, and if you're unlucky, you could be assigned to client with fiscal ye at 3/31, 6/30, and 9/30 also.

Advice to Senior Management

Remember all the things that you hated when you were a staff and try to relate to them. Just because you're now part of management, doesn't mean that you have to act like one of the jackasses.