Not once. So many try hards, insane hours, and so many micromanagers.
I've had negative performance feedback because I didn't answer a meeting invite sent on 2PM Saturday (non-busy season) for a 6PM meeting. Yeah go fuck yourself.
When I jumped from PA to gov, I did miss some aspect of PA - the interesting work, the variety, the flexibility, etc. My gov job was lame and uninteresting
Then I found an awesome controller position in a great company with loads of flexibility, interesting work, and fast pace, and now that I’m prepping for the audit (on the client side this time), I don’t miss it in the slightest. Thank $&”% that ain’t me having to put together this audit from the PA side
You quit for a reason. Don’t forget about that while looking through your rose-tinted glasses. You may want to start hunting for a better industry job
I miss it right now and feel I left too early but if I were to go back I would bitch about it so hard. Cant win whatever you do. Execept I make 3k more a month with less hours so a def win
I quit Aug 2021 and was back Jan 2022. My short time in industry gave me newfound appreciation for B4. I have a lot more flexibility (fully remote) and as long as I set and stick to my boundaries, my job doesn’t overwhelm my life. Sure, during busy season I’m clocking way more hours than usual but right now I’m booking maybe 15-20 hours a week of actual client chargeable time right now. Not to mention the pay and benefits are better than where I ended up so I’m glad to be back and making more than I was.
I usually have anywhere from 3-6 clients going on at the same time. With others needing minimal attention. I start my day around 7am to have any necessary status calls with my AC staff in India. Take a couple hours off to eat breakfast and get my kids off to daycare. Come back for either more meetings or follow ups with the client. Get through email, check connect, etc. Then get into some review and/or clean up and finish off EGAs. Stop around 5pm to pick up my kids and make and eat dinner. Once they are in bed, if it’s busy, I log back on and keep chugging. But lately I haven’t had to log back on. Right now we’re just in the scoping and WTs phase so I’m actually working on all of my clients but nothing super time consuming. It’ll ramp up in August for 6/30 year ends and again in Sept for interim controls testing. Then fairly even pace for interim PPE testing and then off to busy season.
I recently went industry and sometimes miss big 4 but then I read comments like these that remind me about the stress of meeting utilization and realize I would never go back
Unfortunately I’m in a very niche area of tax and it’s very uncommon for the team to hit utilization goals, so it feels like an eternal clock hanging over my head. I haven’t actually had issues with getting in trouble for utilization in the past but it still stressed me out a LOT.
Yes, to go against the grain. Left in 2019 as a manager returned 6 months ago as a senior manager. Really happy I came back but it can be rough at times.
Nothing is stopping you from making partner at another firm and coming in as director or principle to b4, or honestly just make a run to senior manager, they’ll take you
Team work. Many of people in your level like A1 A2 S1 etc are around your age. I miss Skype calling them Fridays how excited you are for the weekends, randomly sending emojis, going to lunch together, and etc. government agencies or industries’s age varies a lot so you don’t get that feeling
Nice try, under cover partner
Not once. So many try hards, insane hours, and so many micromanagers. I've had negative performance feedback because I didn't answer a meeting invite sent on 2PM Saturday (non-busy season) for a 6PM meeting. Yeah go fuck yourself.
Hahahah lol what!!!
No ragrets
Left after 2 years. Good on my resume. No regrets.
When I jumped from PA to gov, I did miss some aspect of PA - the interesting work, the variety, the flexibility, etc. My gov job was lame and uninteresting Then I found an awesome controller position in a great company with loads of flexibility, interesting work, and fast pace, and now that I’m prepping for the audit (on the client side this time), I don’t miss it in the slightest. Thank $&”% that ain’t me having to put together this audit from the PA side You quit for a reason. Don’t forget about that while looking through your rose-tinted glasses. You may want to start hunting for a better industry job
No regrets.
Helllll nah
I miss it right now and feel I left too early but if I were to go back I would bitch about it so hard. Cant win whatever you do. Execept I make 3k more a month with less hours so a def win
Nah u wild
I quit Aug 2021 and was back Jan 2022. My short time in industry gave me newfound appreciation for B4. I have a lot more flexibility (fully remote) and as long as I set and stick to my boundaries, my job doesn’t overwhelm my life. Sure, during busy season I’m clocking way more hours than usual but right now I’m booking maybe 15-20 hours a week of actual client chargeable time right now. Not to mention the pay and benefits are better than where I ended up so I’m glad to be back and making more than I was.
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I’m working on a non-client chargeable project that takes about 10-15 hours of time a week. That gets me to the average 30ish hours for slow season.
jesus christ where is this and how can i join you
PwC Operational Transactions COE. I’d be happy to refer you!
Nice haha I’ve always been curious what it’s like working in the COEs, mind sharing a bit about your usual day to day work?
I usually have anywhere from 3-6 clients going on at the same time. With others needing minimal attention. I start my day around 7am to have any necessary status calls with my AC staff in India. Take a couple hours off to eat breakfast and get my kids off to daycare. Come back for either more meetings or follow ups with the client. Get through email, check connect, etc. Then get into some review and/or clean up and finish off EGAs. Stop around 5pm to pick up my kids and make and eat dinner. Once they are in bed, if it’s busy, I log back on and keep chugging. But lately I haven’t had to log back on. Right now we’re just in the scoping and WTs phase so I’m actually working on all of my clients but nothing super time consuming. It’ll ramp up in August for 6/30 year ends and again in Sept for interim controls testing. Then fairly even pace for interim PPE testing and then off to busy season.
Im in B4 PCS and we’re slow af right now. I charge around 10 hours a week if that for the last 2 months. Haven’t heard anything about my utilization.
I recently went industry and sometimes miss big 4 but then I read comments like these that remind me about the stress of meeting utilization and realize I would never go back
I stay at an average utilization without trying very hard. Got a tier 2 this year!
Unfortunately I’m in a very niche area of tax and it’s very uncommon for the team to hit utilization goals, so it feels like an eternal clock hanging over my head. I haven’t actually had issues with getting in trouble for utilization in the past but it still stressed me out a LOT.
Yes, to go against the grain. Left in 2019 as a manager returned 6 months ago as a senior manager. Really happy I came back but it can be rough at times.
This is how I feel each time I think about b4. [woody](https://c.tenor.com/80zMDyE85hAAAAAC/money-crying.gif)
Nothing is stopping you from making partner at another firm and coming in as director or principle to b4, or honestly just make a run to senior manager, they’ll take you
Team work. Many of people in your level like A1 A2 S1 etc are around your age. I miss Skype calling them Fridays how excited you are for the weekends, randomly sending emojis, going to lunch together, and etc. government agencies or industries’s age varies a lot so you don’t get that feeling
Maybe find a new job with better flexibility and some co workers you might relate to more.
I sometimes get a bit of nostalgia, but not regret. And even the nostalgia I put down to trauma bonding
I left B4 then went back. Job I left for was painfully boring and not what I was interviewed for. I took a large paycut to go back