Technology Consulting - Downsides and Improvement plan - Technology Consulting EY Employee Review

1.0
17 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good to see that this company has not improved even after its employee death. This means this company does not care about employees even after their death. May be company is hoping more deaths to come in future.

Cons

The problems must be addressed immediately, with implementation starting April 2026 in Technology Consulting across GDS India locations without exception: No employee should be subjected to pressure under any circumstances. Location Center HR is directly responsible for enforcing this through mandatory monthly communications and strict monitoring. Employees must prioritize work-life balance and personal well-being over excessive work demands. Competency HR is accountable for sending weekly directives and ensuring compliance—this is not optional. Any instance of pressuring, blaming, or rushing colleagues should not be tolerated. Immediate corrective action must be taken against such behaviour. Middle management must stop labeling employees as low performers without justification, transparency and instead take full responsibility for team well-being and support. Failure to do so will be treated as a management lapse. Competency Heads are fully accountable for resolving employee complaints promptly and effectively. Delays or unresolved issues are unacceptable and should be escalated. Overloading individuals with consecutive mandatory courses must stop immediately. The L&D team is responsible for limiting mandatory courses to a maximum of 2–3 and enforcing this without fail. The LEAD feedback portal must be made completely transparent immediately. No actions or decisions should occur without the employee’s knowledge. Reporting managers are responsible for ensuring full visibility and fairness. Employees must not be kept in a low-performance category for extended periods without resolution. Any employee in this category for over 2 years must be reviewed immediately for salary correction and promotion eligibility. Competency Heads are directly accountable. After salary corrections or promotions, no employee should face continued pressure or bias. Competency HR must conduct regular check-ins and report findings. Assigning employees to multiple projects simultaneously must stop immediately. Competency Heads are responsible for ensuring that each employee is assigned to only one project at a time and will be held accountable for violations.

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Cons

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5.0
21 Feb 2018
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Pros

1. You will have a very hard time not falling in love with every single person you meet there. 2. Seriously, you will meet your soul mate(s) there. 3. Prestigious and looks great on the resume. 4. Your brain will grow a thousand times more powerful. 5. Forces you to conquer your fear of public speaking. 6. Fun team bonding and lifelong friends. 7. Stepping stone to high paying jobs. 8. Helps you work on perfecting your charm. You will learn from the most charming people how to really get people to like you. 9. HR really cares. 10. Big support network (IT, creative services, etc.). 11. Teaches you to be calm and in control.

Cons

OK, I'm going to be discussing all the taboo things, and there are a lot of them. In spite of these cons, I still admit it's worth a five star rating. 1. High performers are "designated" (you have very little control over your rating) by the partner group (can be a pro if you get selected. Seriously, I have worked with some of the supposed "fives" and they are not any different than my threes and fours. 2. Quality is extremely low. Sometimes I felt like I was working at McDonalds and not a professional services firm. The emphasis is on getting through work as fast as possible and expectations for quality are not realistic. 3. EY has a very hard time firing bad employees. If you get stuck with one it can be a nightmare. 4. EY has a heavy emphasis on wasting time. For example, there are lots and lots of checklists which have no value that you have to fill out. Also, they wasted money and time on creating "Canvas" which is literally slower and more awkward than the previous workspace tool, GAMX. There is a heavy emphasis on "reinventing the wheel" and fixing problems that aren't broken with even worse solutions. Instead of wasting money on useless tools, that money could have been spent on your employees in the form of compensation. Like I said, EY is really focused on attempting to look as though value is being created when in fact it is not. 5. Lots of meetings. Appearances are very important. 6. Employees on global 360 accounts get better treatment. 7. Some employees (executives mostly) tend to overemphasize how important this work is. Let's face it, if it was really glorious work then we would have action figures. 8. Looks are very important. Seriously, if you are a girl, you will get promoted based on how hot you are (the quality of your work is largely unimportant). If you are a guy, you are treated a little better but there is still a sexist undercurrent in the environment. This is advice you won't get from HR obviously, but that doesn't mean it isn't true. 8. You will be forced to eat hours. 9. Your ethical compass will start to get weaker. 10. You will get a little cynical. 11. Lots of driving and travel. 12. "Family men" and married couples with children are more likely to be promoted. If you want to be a partner, you have to be married (few exceptions). 13. You will work on vacations. 14. Loss of relationships with family and friends. 15. Some backstabbing and credit-stealing (but not very common). 16. Comp is below market but that's to be expected. 17. Employee retention is not something management is interested in. This makes you replaceable and expendable (yes even as a manager, unless you have been "designated" as a high performer by the partner group).

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