Has anyone here switched from a big 4 to a smaller firm? What was your reason for switching and do you have any regrets?

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Switched Pwc to Rsm due to moving and wanting to stay in public, no regrets, it is a diff kind of challenging than big 4,but still very good

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No ragrets. Still makes me laugh 😂

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Not even a single letter

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Same as above accept I wanted a place where I wasn't competing with my own team. (I'm very competitive in general but am also a team player so it doesn't sit well with me). No regrets.

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