Anyone leave big4 for a firm that’s markets as “we only take high performers from big4 and pay you more because we don’t have free loaders?” What was your experience? How were raises at the new firm? I’ll get a big jump if I leave but worry I’m leaving behind the big4 name (future exit ops) and long term comp at the small firm is unclear to me.

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I would assume they see how long it took you to get promoted and ask you how many hours you bill etc. Obviously there’s some judgment from their side but I’d also assume you’d be fired if they don’t like your performance.

sounds like they pay high (to start) but expect the impossible. good luck with that, hoss

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Good question. I don’t eat any at Kpmg. If they are eating significant hours then I’d heavily regret leaving, if I do

Left big 4 for A&M and worked out great. Immediately made almost double. If not A&M, perhaps it’s PPP? No regrets here.

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Good to know. I’m somewhere in the 80-90 percentile for billing at KPMG but do need to consider that would probably make me average at the new firm

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How long have you been there? Been through any raise cycles? How’d they compare to big4?

The bell curve exists naturally everywhere. If everyone was a high performer in B4, it’ll be harder to be a high performer there.

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