EY reviews

EY has a toxic and cut throat culture where some partners are purposefully hiding information from others to keep the client and where there is bullying that goes unreported. I have seen directors explicitly bullying other directors and this has not been reported. For leadership you are just a resource and there to serve a purpose. After 3 years, partners knew nothing about me and believe me, I have made an effort. There is no upwards feedback so if you are stuck with a patronising or demeaning manager then it can be very frustrating. There is no clear route to raise issues when you are stuck in a terrible team. Pay is low, bonus is non existent and firm operates on long hours. Depending on your team and if you can push back, some people work weekends and holidays. Promotion is very biased and not very clearly set for those I that come in as experienced hire with industry experience. I have worked in multiple companies before EY and this is by far the most toxic experience I have had to date and the company with the highest turnover. 1-3 people leave the team a week.

The is a blatant favouritism in EY for certain people. Especially in consulting. I witnessed first hand people getting special treatment and people getting promotions just because of favouritism and not based on their work alone. They express that they care about you but I eventually came to see I was just a number I’m leaving after 4.5 years, I barely got so much as an email thanking me for my time and effort. The partners were aware I was leaving and never reached out to me. On my last day I received no well wishes or anything of the sort. It was a very upsetting experience and I felt like I wasted my time and effort in this company for so long. I am happy now in my new company and I can see even more clearly how badly EY treat people who are not on their radar as ‘favourites’