EY reviews

The over demanding work load equals poor work/life balance for most of the EAs. Many EAs worked large amounts of over time to make ends meet which should not be the normal way to get through the day. EY pays for overtime however it was my experience that at least 50% of OT hours went undocumented as it would inevitably lead to a conversation with the admin director about why I was working so much. The conversation was never helpful and only created more stress, so me and many others just worked for free in order to meet deadlines. Having to support 4-6 + Partners at any time makes for a lose/lose situation in almost every scenario. EAs tend to be over achievers and to highly achieve when the work load is unreasonable made me feel like I was failing at every step. Mid level director did not know how to foster a positive environment and constant direction from the Toronto office was always interfering with our reality. There is also no where for an EA to move other than a team lead which, from my experience, just adds on another layer of work and stress with hardly any more pay. I really appreciated my team lead though - she was awesome.

1. Culture has significantly deteriorated. IBM and PWC leadership has mostly taken over and killed our culture over the years. 2. Benefits are slowing eroding. Health insurance is through the roof unlike previous years. 3. Major cost cutting initiatives that sometimes make no sense. For example- traveling consultants cannot purchase breakfast in their home city even if it’s a super early flight. 4. Partners are selling work to meet revenue goals but the work is close to impossible to execute. 6 weeks worth of work being sold as 3 weeks. Morality takes a hit and people eat hours just to meet impossible goals.