Anyone know anything about Embark and if it’s worth working there?

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Ive been there for about 8 months, there are positives and negatives depending on what you like.

Was a big 4 manager (in a specialist role, not audit) when I transferred over, getting paid a good amount more here due to the variable comp structure and fully paid for healthcare, even on pay periods where I’m only 50% utilized i break even compared to what i was making at big 4.

Big theme from management is trust the people you hire to do their jobs well and take care of their clients. How you handle the client relationship is as important as your work product.

I feel the firm has lots of room for growth and that leadership has a strong drive to continue growth.

Minor perks are better than any big 4 imo, but those are minor things like gym stipends, encouraged PTO, and monthly market wide team events (changes what we do each month, smaller markets would rent party boats over the summer, dallas just had a dodgeball tournament, etc.)

Feel free to reach out directly if you want to hear more, its not for everyone, but as a dad with a kid I certainly spend more time with my family here than i did any of the years prior at big 4.

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