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      3.6

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (84,159 total reviews)
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      Janet Truncale

      80% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

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      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Senior management

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Work/Life balance

      EY has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 84,159 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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      84K reviews
      4.0
      Sep 15, 2010

      Very good work experience. Given real responsibilities.

      Intern
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      Pros

      The people are amazingly intelligent. E&Y cares greatly about it's people and its interns are not separate from that. It was a great summer.

      Cons

      The work was not alway that engaging. I did not always feel like I could do the work as a career.

      4.0
      Sep 15, 2010

      Good place to work, for an accounting firm

      Accountant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Good culture and people. Better culture, social club and more approachable (open floor plan, even for Partners) and personable staff than my experience with other big 4 audit firms. EY has won a number of awards for employee satisfaction, and the firm values its people highly. This may vary slightly from business unit to business unit however, and like most audit firms, there is still a high staff turnover. - Excellent opportunities for career development and learning (recognised as a worldwide leader), as well as generous study support during the CA program and/or university. Excellent opportunities for promotion, secondment overseas, and this is strongly encouraged by senior staff. There are also open review processes, as well as upward feedback and inter-company assignments - Benefits such as drinks nights, social events (movie premieres, sport days etc), a big Xmas party,, Grad camp, annual retreat etc. Top notch beer & wine at all such events - Strong position in market, good client base and the firm is committed to market leadership and growth - Nice leave opportunities during non-busy seasons, and offers of flex leave, TOIL and reward days off - Nice, new building on George St which is convenient to get to by public transport. - In-house gym

      Cons

      Many of these criticisms may be of the industry in general, and not specific to EY: - Long hours. Especially during busy periods, there is an expectation of staff to work (at least) 40+ hours and weekends if necessary. Expect more "work" and less "life", especially on the lower rungs of the ladder, and even then most of your social life may revolve around work events - Relatively lower salary compared to accounting positions in industry, and at some levels, also compared to other big 4 firms. Most staff stay until completing their CA and then jump ship to a cushy job outside public accounting - Difficult to take leave around busy season (post year end) unless it is planned well in advance, and the busy periods stretch for a significant portion of the year, depending on the division - The nature of the work is very sensitive to the economy and the business cycle - when the clients are making money its good times, otherwise expect downward pressure on budgets and wages, cutting of discretionary expenditure and benefits, as well as layoffs - Its mainly auditing

      3.0
      Sep 14, 2010

      Ey a great place to be from

      Consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Prestige, exposure to technology, excellent clients, innovative problem solving.

      Cons

      Long hours, hard work often not rewarded, vague instruction at start of projects, political.

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