currently in FAAS and wanting out, only been in for 6 months. only other experience is a year in audit and not a fan of that either. I have no other background or guidance as to where to look for next. i hate the conceptual aspect of both practices

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Ah then joys. When you realise big 4 ain’t all its cracked up to be 😂

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Same… just joined some months ago and it’s nothing like I thought it would be… I hope you find something else soon

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OP, are you in general FAAS or FSO?

As someone whose taking a risk and “downgrading” into FAAS, can you share why you don’t like it?

I’d disagree EY1! Hours are better than consulting hours and less travel- there’s definitely less pressure and less team management and you generally have a guidance to work around or use for reference so it’s not all chaos.
Agree powerpoint and catering to each individual will still be there since that is probably the case in all deliverables for a professional service firm working with different kind of people.

1.5 years probably qualifies you for senior accountant positions, definitely staff accountant at least

Sounds like accounting isn’t for you…maybe look to do a coding bootcamp or mba to pivot away into a different field

I doubt programmers are the ones being fired in these layoffs. They are the ones actually earning money for tech companies

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