Ernst & Young Reviews in New York City, NY Area

Pros

Flexibility, Awards for Performance, Diverse clients

Cons

Work can be very self-driven, not always given a lot of guidance on projects

Pros

-Subject matter expertise of co-workers
-Inclusiveness and collaboration
-Opportunities to work on federal policy formation and implementation

Cons

-Little to no appreciation for good work
-FSO cut-off from the rest of EY

Advice to Senior Management

While focusing on firm growth, also look at satisfaction of its employees. While on one hand there seems to be a strong 'people' focus, that does not seem demonstrated by actions of the middle management.

Pros

Flexible hours, good management mostly, lots to learn and people are willing to teach you. Annual raises are usually decent.

Cons

Sometimes have to work long hours that you aren't compensated for. Bonuses are atrocious. Promotions only happen on an annual basis.

Advice to Senior Management

Promote more often and give bigger bonuses and give bigger raises and give signing bonuses. There wasn't any relocation compensation either.

Pros

- Good benefits
- Well regarded
- Good exit opportunities

Cons

- Bureaucratic reviews
- Pay could be better

Pros

Work life balance, picking up great management skills, extremely good leadership at the top

Cons

Long work hours, Extremely competitive

Advice to Senior Management

Keep doing the good job, try to remove siloes between groups

Pros

Global company with many different departments

Cons

Company is outsourcing more responsibilities

Advice to Senior Management

None

Pros

There are many opportunities to work outside of your current area. Goals are factored into your responsibilities and you're encouraged to set and ensure that these are achieved. You learn a great deal and skills are honed. The people are nice overall. You work for a well respected company.

Cons

Long hours in the weekday and on the weekends. Salary is not competitive. You will get passed over for a promotion if not in a certain service line. Others are favored more than some.

Advice to Senior Management

Competitive salaries. If you work hard, have excellent reviews and performing at a level above your own, you should be promoted and compensated. Please alert your Management.

Pros

People culture, flexibility, long term benefits

Cons

True global integration has a long way to go

Advice to Senior Management

Work to better integrate Americas with EMEIA and Asia PAC not just in brand name but also across core business teams, financials, etc

Pros

I was well prepared for my next job.

Cons

Very competitive envirnoment and at times intimidating.

Pros

You get to work with some exceptional talent and real chance to tackle projects in diverse fields. There is plenty of opportunity to grow within the company.

Cons

You need to constantly billable. Unless you are contributing to some significant practice development work, you constantly feel the pressure to be in some project or the other.