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Moelis don't you have some sweatshop work to do?
And the rest is history 😅

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I left when I was a senior and worked in industry for a few years as a manager. I left for the reasons you did: better pay, slower pace. I went back because I missed the challenges, the variety, the growth. I stayed in public for 10 years that time. I loved it. Then I wanted back out and left for industry again. I’ve been out for 4 years now and am still happy. I don’t regret leaving the first time. I don’t regret going back or leaving again.
You know what is in your heart. Follow your path.
All of this basically makes it sound like your job used to be your entire identity and now you have a void to fill. Try filling the void before going back to an environment where your job filled your cup.
No need to rationalize, OP. I might be projecting—this was a hard lesson that I had to learn in consulting and I said things similar to what you’re saying. It’s not meant to be attacking.
If you get bored - then you are set for public accounting and should come back. Not sure which firm you were with but some folks come back to PA to a different firm so they expand their network..
DM me for a referral to GT. People are nicer, clients are mostly just as complex.
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What’s your longer term plan? You said your kids are teens. Would you want to be a partner/managing director? Or just come back for a few years and then leave again? What are you and your spouse’s plans for when the kids graduate high school and/or go to college? Those answers might influence whether it makes sense to work hard and save more now, or to coast and spend more time with family, etc.