Curious to hear from people who have worked for 2 or more of the big 4. How did your experiences at each compare?

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I did it and ended up lateraling out just because I hated one so much. I'm happy now that I've left and this place is definitely better but am starting to realize that big 4 culture is pretty much the same really

I find group or office culture matters more than overall firm culture between the different Big 4s. I’ve been at 2 of them and switched groups at each and had very different experiences.

They are different in certain areas especially when it comes to management and recognition. But culture wise, they are not far different form one another.

quit after six months from a Big 4. I was in audit. I couldn't take it anymore. I was severely depressed. My friends and family noticed a drastic change in my personality and attitude towards life - something they had never seen before. I was bored out of my mind and couldn't get past the fact (my opinion) that what I/we were doing was absolutely pointless and did not create any sort of value or meaning. We would always try to find a way to "make it work" when it came to our audit process. But I just couldn't take it anymore

The same in terms of stress and pressure. But one was less toxic than the other. I guess it really depends on the department.

I asked a friend of mine. He said that aside from the name, the other factors are quite different and debatable.

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