Has anyone else from big 4 been pulled onto the audit side for their busy season? Seems kinda messed up, and I haven’t heard of this ever happening at any other big 4. I didn’t sign up to audit....

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Yes. EY has pulled Advisory people onto Audit engagements when their practices were slow/didn't have enough work

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Bahaha seriously??? How did that happen? Can’t you decline?

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Never heard of it happening with consulting people

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I had a friend at Deloitte this happened to as well.

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Happens every year for me!

That’s terrible! Do you ever fight it? I got pulled on and I’m working 70 hr weeks while learning nothing

Second never heating about this

EY London has done this before

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