Andersen reviews

Pay wasn't great, and more so annual merit increase was very small ($1000) Very boring and anti-social coworkers in general Boring work as a whole Not much room for creativity, experimentation - there is a right way to do something and you have to learn what it is - it's not so much crafting a story or developing a strategy for your clients as making your modeling/report fit a pre-existing valuation (e.g., EY values a 5% stake in a company at $60k so you make your discounted cash flow and comparables come out around $60k).

This is one of the worst offices of this firm. Not that it would be much worse than Big Four in the same area, but if you have to choose between this and another Metropolitan, then choose the other. Management is not real, they probably have a little idea of the challenges ahead but don't pretend that they will listen to you and allow you to add any value. There is no real incentive to go above and beyond. Things are very very rigid and BS. Technology is very lagging. Management might be thinking that they are doing you a big favor while precisely you won't get the help you need. Read other negative comments about New York office. They are descriptive and informative.