Big4 Director in Australia here. I'm not enjoying it, and looking at exit opportunities. Problem is the money - all jobs I get interest from or are on the same money I'm on now, or less. AUD 220 ish

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Not enjoying but need more money 🤦‍♂️

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@OP why not, what if you enjoyed the new job a lot bmore?

I don't understand how people leave the Big4 and make more money, feels like I've maxed out.

Have you considered independent contractor? Seen AWS architects claiming to make 220k/year as independents ?

I think AWS pay more than that for their permies. Whilst the independence of contract roles appeals, I'd need more money than my current base

If you're in the tech space then you can get plenty of money outside the big 4 - Accenture, Capgemini, etc and depending on what you do you can work at tech firms outside of consulting - AWS, Salesforce come to mind.

Thanks man. Ideally it'd be in the AUD 250-300 bracket. Think that's doable from Director level?

That was my case too with consulting. At senior manager, lost complete motivation, took a lateral move to leave consulting, and couldn't be happier. Money isn't everything.

What changed that made it more enjoyable?

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