Does anyone have experience switching to another big 4 as a tax manager? Did your old firm terminate your employment immediately? If yes, did you still get paid for your notice period? Was planning to give 2 weeks notice, but if there’s a chance they terminate me immediately I’ll only give one week.

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This one depends and varies a lot... if you’re highly valued and busy they may keep you to wrap up and transition stuff. There is definitely a chance they terminate immediately even if those are the case.

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You should check your management agreement. I think some require longer than a 2 week notice. I am pretty sure one of my agreements did, but it has been a long time. I recommend giving at least a 2 week notice, more if indicated in the management agreement. I left one big four and went to another as a senior manager and expected to be let go immediately and they kept me for 2-3 weeks. I think it is not uncommon for a firm to press someone to start quickly, but a good hire is a good hire whether they start today or in one month. Presumably, you are going there for years, not to get them through one busy season.

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I appreciate the reply. I don’t think I ever received a management agreement? Only stuff related to independence. I assume this is something that I would have had to sign and is not implicit in being promoted.

So, I left at the staff level to another big four and then moved back as a senior. When I left I was immediately sent home, but I did get paid for the two weeks and my PTO was paid out. When I came back, I was asked to work the two weeks. I think either way you’ll get paid, but you may or may not have to work the time.

If they don’t pay for your two weeks, I think you can claim unemployment since you are technically being fired, but that’s not much help.

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They do pay out your vacation though if that helps. Unless you have unlimited but I think that’s just EY.

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