Ernst & Young

"Things are fine for women in the early years, but once you've gotten to a certain point, you either have to play like the boys to get ahead or be satisfied being topped out."

"In EY Poland there is a lot of initiatives supporting women. But from my perspective they are run only because they are politically proper. I don't think they change the women situation here in EY Poland (lots of women at the junior level, the higher rank the lower diversity rate - just a fev female partners)."

"I believe woman are treated fairly even though there aren't as many woman as there are men in partner roles. I believe that is attributable to the long hours that are required to do well at the firm. Additionally days are not predictable, more often than not something comes up that causes you to have to stay. As you move up though it does become easier to determine your schedule. As a manager I have 23 days of PTO and unlimited sick days, but it is hard to take the time off because if you do well you are so highly utilized it's difficult to take time off. Since EY is now focused on keeping women in the firm longer the firm promotes flexibility and are willing to work with women to be able to stay whether it's through formal flex arrangements or informal team schedules."

"You need to be prepared to bust your butt at this firm. On the core business services side, it is very difficult to get promoted. Tenure and/or high performance within a current role is not an indicator of promotion - there has to be a open/new role or you need to be taking on new responsibilities."

"Long hours"