At what point is it considered impossible to pivot out of tax? 2 years in and know I need to get out ASAP but not sure how much of an uphill battle it’ll be…

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just do it may need to go to regional firm and then pivot back to bog four

Never.

It's not impossible given that you are willing to take a pay cut.

I pivoted from an m&a tax role to a front office role at a strategic backed direct investment platform. It’s all about who you know.

I was in SALT (already specialized tax) for 2-3 years and got out but it’s tough especially in this economy. It’s unlikely you can move LOS within pwc so you’ll need to spin your experience to go to another firm in a different LOS.

I’m in IFS now so it’s not as bad, but it’s still pwc so…lol

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