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I actually really loved the teams I was on, the work in tax is actually enjoyable. Nothing I loved more than having a queue of tax returns to just plow through. If I could be a perpetual preparer remote for 100k a year never working over 45 hours a week and 10% bonus and 7-8% 401k and you’d have me for years.
I could think of a lot of things I love more personally
Busy season. My busy season lasted from November until end of June. Other than that, I loved public accounting. The pay was lacking a bit but nothing outrageous
Staffing - busy season lasting from November to Memorial Day is outrageous
Pay or hours. I don’t even need both, just one would probably work
No SM1 anywhere makes less than 150k lol
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Busy season. I don’t think any amount of money would get me to go back and ensure those hours now that I have a family
Money of course
Just money. The teams I worked with were great and the work was mostly tolerable
Still in public but want to leave mostly due to busy season.
Uggh just made the mistake to come back 55 chargeable hours started this week mandatory , why did I do this to myself.
I’ll go back to public accounting if they pay me $200k+ or if I can work 50 hours max
Better leverage. In other words, more resources available so that as a senior manager or partner I can spend more time with clients on consulting rather than ticking and tying.
+ much lower charge hour goals
I only do public as a contractor so I can get the OT.
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I would have stayed if hours were better but now I wouldn't go back unless that and the pay improved
Pay, benefits, hours, 100% remote. I interviewed for a senior role that offered the same base pay that my a coworker I worked in public with was offered as an manager with 2 years experience at a new firm. Lastly, I worked for 3 public firms and the lack of diversity is another reason I will never go back.
I'll consider going back when PA is not always resource starved. This doesn't require higher salaries. I believe PA salaries are already quite high.
They just need to mass hire. I mean mass hire to the point where everyone is now doing 20 hours/week during off-season. Not having enough seniors or losing my best seniors is absolutely unacceptable.
Alternatively, schedule only 30 hours/week of work per person, including busy season without possibility of adding to it within a 1-month period. Scheduled hours tend to be underbudget. Then you add one-off and "urgent" projects - I'm now way overbooked.
Guess what? The alternative can only exist if you... you guessed it.... mass hire.
So... mass hire.
I went back in 2015 because I wanted to move to a small town and there wasn’t a lot of work from home in those days.
It started out not so bad, small town public hours weren’t as terrible until COVID.
Starting at a new remote small firm Monday that is doing 50 hour tax seasons! Can’t wait!
They would have to at least match the hours that I have now, exceed the pay I have, plus be fully remote. I doubt any firm would offer me all 3.
Staffing, hours & compensation
I hear alot of people talking about money. I have read here some Big 4 firms gave 3 raises last year.
People will always want more money. It’s human nature.
Hours, I’m willing to take a paycut to not deal with those hours.
Better coaching/training which I think would be possible if busy season wasn’t 6 mths of the year