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    EY-Parthenon Reviews

    Updated 23 April 2019
    130 reviews

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    EY-Parthenon Parthenon Founder, Senior Managing Director Bill Achtmeyer
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    Pros

    • "Great culture - always someone you can ask" (in 13 reviews)

    • "Great people and great company culture" (in 11 reviews)

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    1. "Generally positive"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Associate Director in Sydney
      Former Employee - Associate Director in Sydney
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at EY-Parthenon full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Excellent experience and foundational training

      Cons

      Long hours which inhibit productivity

      Advice to Management

      Better bonus structure

    2. "Great people, superb projects but growth hindered by EY ownership"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Senior Consultant in Melbourne
      Current Employee - Senior Consultant in Melbourne
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at EY-Parthenon full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Fantastic partners - experienced leaders who genuinely care about mentorship and helping you grow as a consultant
      Superb projects - only high calibre strategy work
      Unparalleled growth opportunities - being part of a young office means you get the chance to step-up and grow much quicker than in other more established organisations

      Cons

      Workload - typical of consulting and tends to trend upwards of 12-14 hours per day
      Remuneration - significantly lower than MBB
      Young team - difficulty delivering projects given that the team is relatively young

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the great work in maintaining a distinctive culture but focus on improving remuneration. Otherwise there will be issues around retention once people start looking for other higher paying opportunities.

    3. "Great place to learn; smart caring people"

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      • Culture & Values
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      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Associate
      Current Employee - Associate
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at EY-Parthenon full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      - People are very interested in your learning and development; as a consultant, you are the product, so expect investment into your growth
      - People are actually nice and caring, as advertised.. a lot of commitment to building culture, especially in smaller offices

      Cons

      - Work hours are long, expect burnout over time
      - In many situations you will be a case-taker, not a case-chooser, and will be subject to the most common industries represented by your office

      Advice to Management

      Do not burn out your best people, just because this is known to be a high turnover industry does not mean you should take this for granted.

    4. "Junior Associate"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Junior Associate in Chicago, IL (US)
      Current Employee - Junior Associate in Chicago, IL (US)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at EY-Parthenon full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      great compensation, room for advancement, interesting project opportunities

      Cons

      be ready to travel a lot

    5. "Associate"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at EY-Parthenon full-time

      Pros

      - Provide global exposure though cases in developing countries around the world

      Cons

      - Integrated with EY now
      - Long hours

    6. "Parthenon Consultant"

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      Current Employee - Consultant in Boston, MA (US)
      Current Employee - Consultant in Boston, MA (US)

      I have been working at EY-Parthenon full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Data Driven, Kind. Great place to work

      Cons

      Many hours of work. If you don't like a busy work life this may not be the right fit.

    7. "Strong Strategy Capabilities"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at EY-Parthenon full-time

      Pros

      Strong Strategy Capabilities
      Strength in Due Diligence and M&A

      Cons

      Office Politics
      EY mergers negatively affected the Parthenon culture!

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Great Culture, Hard Work"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Consultant in New York, NY (US)
      Current Employee - Consultant in New York, NY (US)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at EY-Parthenon full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Strong culture, challenging work, great mix of industres

      Cons

      Hours, little heavy on pe due dilligence

    9. "Internship"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at EY-Parthenon part-time

      Pros

      Good teamwork experience and nice deals

      Cons

      Salary was low, no coaching

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Parthenon was great, Parthenon-EY NOT"

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      • Culture & Values
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      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at EY-Parthenon full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Parthenon was an amazing place where staff and consultants enjoyed great benefits, team-focused collaboration, and mutual respect.

      Cons

      Parthenon-EY was not a mutually amicable relationship. EY's multi-level management structure made progress and career advancement difficult and painful.

      Advice to Management

      Too late to divest in the toxic EY culture. Just don't be EY. They care less about their people and will outsource entire teams to save money.