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3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(83,658 total reviews)
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60% positive business outlook

EY has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 83,658 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 Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0
May 30, 2008
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Pros

I enjoy working at Ernst & Young because I feel that I am getting a lot of experience with various clients. I also really like the people I work with and feel that they are very helpful and friendly. I also like the structure of the company and that you can grow within the company fairly quickly.

Cons

Some of the downsides of working for Ernst & Young are longer hours and stress levels during busy season.

5.0
May 29, 2008
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Pros

There is a huge income, career advancement, and professional knowledge potential. It is astounding how much the partners and other senior management earn and it sincerely gives hope to the younger employees!

Cons

Some senior management think they are royalty and the ground they walk on is gold and only certain individuals of certain caliber should be able to talk to them. Sometimes senior management has more emphasis on getting employees out chargeable to the client to increase the bottom line instead of focusing on the overall value provided to the client and the employee as a whole.

5.0
May 29, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Ernst & Young is a great place to start your career because you are learning while you are working, you can work in many industries and learn about the accounting issues that are unique to each. Ernst & Young is one of the "Big 4" public accounting firms, once you have worked there you can get a job doing pretty much anything you want in accounting. Additionally they will help you pass your CPA exam if you have not passed when you start. They pay for your study materials and for your exam on top of giving you a bonus when you pass...who could ask for more?

Cons

The only downside I have come across is a very well known downside to all public accounting firms, and that is the hours you must put in during the busy season. Busy season is typically January-March, no not because of tax season, but because most companies have a 12/31 year end, and this is when we must complete the most audits of financial statements. Some people in the firm will have slightly different busy seasons if they work on 9/30 year end clients or even 6/30 clients. During busy season we are required to put in 55 hour minimum work weeks.

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