Currently undecided between staying at my current mid size firm or moving on to the Big 4. I’ve gotten and offer from a big 4 firm recently. I feel like if I don’t go to PwC I could be missing out on an opportunity but the pros to the current firm is we have a cap at 55 during busy season and it’s pretty chill and laid back. Do yall think moving to big 4 would be worth it like career wise if I were to move to industry later down the line? Or would staying at a midsize firm be worth it?

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Big 4 on the resume is always good.

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Public accounting experience is all the same on paper. Problem with big4 is hours combined with lack of breath in work you do and get to work on. If you like your firm, like the hours/stress levels/wlb, etc, then I would stay there.

You get a much more wider breath and better experience faster in a mid size cpa firm.

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Not at all my experience at PwC. It greatly depends on your industry, client profile, and office culture.

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I would also say it's worth it to go big4, you'll likely get a wider array of learning opportunities than at your current firm. But it does depend on what you value most, is it the hours, the pay, the learning/experience, the future opportunities, the benefits, etc.?
It may also depend on the group you're in or you're going into, some groups tend to have more hours than others as well. Food for thought.

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I'm not sure about the AWM audit side, I'm more aware of the tax side (I'm in private tax but still know a decent amount of the AWM tax side). On the tax side, they have a shorter busy season than my group does, but they have more hours during peak times. Not sure if that is similar to audit or not though...

If you have a chance to go to a big 4 firm, go for it. You can always switch to a smaller firm later. Having that experience will be priceless.

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Definitely go to big 4 even just one or two years. It will open tons of doors for you later on.

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I would go to big 4, it allows for more opportunities once you want to move into industry. I started off my career in big 4 then at some point did like 1 year in a midsize firm. The industry opportunities I had while at big 4 were with all types of companies Fortune 500, startups, big and small. Where as opps from people I knew at the mid size companies weren’t as great. Also big 4 is just more efficient, you learn the best practices on how to do stuff which really helped me when I moved to industry. I found that the mid size firm I worked at was not at the forefront of new technology or things changing in the industry. I’m in favor of big 4.

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Agree w comments above. Unless the pay difference is significant and an absolute fantastic offer, go for it.

However if you value your personal time, it sounds like your current job is the goal for many people.

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Definitely big 4 if you already have the offer. Just get that name on your resume and you can move to mid-size firms in a year or 2 if you'd like.

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Big four on your resume means you will at least get interviews. They’re the first in everyone’s list

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What firm are you currently with if you don’t mind me asking?

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Deloitte is 55 during busy season. All my busy seasons have started 2nd week of Jan and end by 2nd week of March. Only 2 months is a good deal to me.

Prepare to work 70 hours

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