Anyone made a career pivot after big 4?

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It's never been done

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EY5 that sounds cool! If you don’t mind elaborating, what SSL and rank did you come from and what kind of work are you doing now at your new company?

Went from being an accountant to being an ✨accountant.

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Yes, pivoted to a role where I could leverage my skills conducting transactions by trading US banknotes for massive amounts of alcohol enhanced by fresh fruits and pure sugar.

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im enrolling in culinary school starting january!

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What kind of mythical change are you fantasizing about that one can only image?

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Jelly bean counter

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Seen people go from tax professionals to serial killers

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Male exotic dancer

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I’ve seen people go from TAS/TS to Investment banking.

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Seen risk assurance people go into
- medicine (post grad at University)
- masters in IT
- teaching
- startups
- acting
- ski instructor

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I’ve known tax people become fitness instructors, tennis coaches, opening a chain of toy stores, line cook. A backup singer for jimmy buffet switched into accounting.

Client facing at Uber

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Doing what?

A clown 🤡

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Not really a career pivot since we’re already a joke

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Just left as a senior to work at a pharma company doing R&D! My undergrad background was in chemistry though so less of a pivot and more of a boomerang 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Someone I know went into teaching.

Accounting professor could be an interesting pivot

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