EY reviews

Tons of things are wrong with this company. It just borrows the EY brand name but beyond that is run like a typical lala shop by the two partners. Impractical targets are set. Those who do not perform or are seen as questioning the policies are given a PIP and asked to leave. A group of people close to the senior management is allowed a lot of freedom in decision making but beyond this group, allunfair means are used to judge people subjectively. Those who question the authority of the partners are either subjected to ridicule and public humiliation or ignored completely during the appraisal process. The hopeless HR team has no powers over anything and are happy being mute spectators. Favoritism is so rampant, folks take it as given. The senior global leaders have no idea or simply don't care how this place is being run or how the EY brand is being misused. A real toxic culture.

1. Don't be fooled by the firm's "global image"; it is very much a Singaporean firm run by Singaporeans with your typical Singaporean work culture. Expect selfish people who will look after themselves first or blame you just to avoid any blame themselves. 2. Politics, favourtism are common. People will treat partners differently from how they treat associates (i.e. as inferior beings) 3. You will be expected to produce as much as you can while having as little resources as possible, such as budgeted time for jobs. 4. EY prides itself on its time-off-in-lieu system but depending on your schedule, you may not be able to clear all the time-off that you have accumulated. 4. In tax, expect inefficient, unintuitive processes which you are somehow supposed to be totally familiar with despite being a newcomer and which you are supposed to follow, just because "we've been doing it this way since 50 years ago". Very old-fashioned mindset prevalent, especially among management. 5. You will be treated as a worker more than a person. People prioritise their targets over you.