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Latest rumor … KPMG … just heard that KPMG was next in line to sell themselves out … and have a PE firm acquire their Global Mobility practice… who will be next? KPMG, Deloitte or EY ?

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What’s our PwC NewCo going to be called? (The former GMS / expat group that just got sold along with some other specialty groups in payroll and equity, although not all agreed to be sold and are stayi… more

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PwC I’m always one of the last to know, but should I stay in my expat / GMS group or jump ship? What’s worth sticking around for? No AFS’s … I don’t have many audit clients anyway.
Would be nice to kno… more

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PwC I think our (up to) $20,000 referral bonus (for getting in a senior manager/director to the global mobility services group) seems to show more a sign of desperation especially as competitors offer $3,0… more

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I interviewed for an analyst position with Deloitte about 2 weeks ago and was told that they would get back to me by end of last week. I haven’t heard anything from them and reached out to my recruite… more

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I’m looking at an opportunity at Crowe. What is the environment, culture, people and work life balance like at Crowe in Bay Area location? How is the firm Perk and Benefits?

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How long does it take to hear back from PwC after applying for a job? 2 weeks? Any insight would be great!

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Do you need cpa for Deloitte manager promo in M&A? Will MBA suffice?

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Heard about mid year comp adjustments at Deloitte. Can any one shed light on what is the average salary for M&A manager (integration and divestiture)? Negotiating an offer and feel I am getting ni… more

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Poll: Accountants, are you Republican or Democrat? Liberal or Conservative? Curious to see the numbers as this is such a taboo topic in the workplace

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Anyone know how I can prepare for the case interview for pwc FDD? Any helps or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

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Switched from Big 4 to industry and feel like the pace is too slow for me. Any areas in Big 4 that don’t work you to death? Big 4 audit for 1 year and coming up on 2 years in internal audit in industr… more

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Anyone ever interview for Risk & advisory Analyst position at Deloitte? What kind of scenario questions can I expect? Any insights would be really helpful!

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PwC vaccine policy

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what's your 401 matching %? Is 1.5% a normal rate?

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How true is this?

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Experienced hires who have recently joined Big 4, how rough has the transition been?

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Anyone have any recent news about PwC selling the Global Mobility division?

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Insight to Big 4 Advisory Director salaries? Middle market office.

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How much does a senior 2 at EY make in strategy and transactions financial diligence M&A in the Dallas office make?

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Who can relate?

College: Adderall
Year 1 (staff): Gives up Adderall
Year 5 (senior): Starts to drink coffee (or heavily increases)
Year 10 (Senior Manager): Restarts Adderall
Year 16(PPD): TBD

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Biggest gossip from each firm:
Deloitte - partner got intern pregnant. True or false?

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Is it weird that our director always calls the team members (both guys and girls) by their last names? We don’t have many people who share the same first names so he definitely doesn’t do it to avoid … more

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Is the Manager level at Deloitte equivalent to the Manager level at EY, or do the firms apply different titles in their hierarchies?

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Is everyone excessively leaving at the Big 4 across the board or is it just PwC? Seems like everyone is leaving or searching.

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A senior manager at PwC sent out a firm wide email on her last day describing discrimination she faced. See comments for the full email.

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PwC Whats the tea on PWC selling their global mobility group??

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What was the final straw that led you to quit?

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Salary for CFO Advisory or Financial Transformation Senior? Please include office.

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Does anyone want a referral to The Siegfried Group? Required 3+ years Big 4 experience.

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A senior manager once told me something along these lines : Associates and seniors who leave Big4 are just ungrateful.

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This bowl has gotten so boring…where’s the gossip??

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I was on a partner/manager call today and they were discussing the “high” turnover at the senior and experienced associate level. What was shocking is that while ours is about double normal, evidently… more

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So pretty sure I’m getting close to a Managing Director offer at KPMG in their Risk Consulting practice. Any insight on what the MD compensation package may look like? Just wondering anonymous feedbac… more

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Deloitte wants to interview me for STM position. I have no idea what that means, can anyone explain?

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PwC has reopened some offices with limited capacity, still no “official” group gatherings, what are the other Big 4 doing?

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