Has anyone left the Big4 to take time off or pursue a personal dream and then come back? Was it hard/easy? I’m needing to take a year off to be back home for a bit for personal reasons...

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Just do it. Your health/life is more important. If anyone ever asks why you took time off just say for personal/family reasons. They're not gonna dig into it

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Why the f would u come back?!!?

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A job’s a job. Need money to pay the bills somehow

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Try to go on secondment?

I’m only an associate

do it before you regret it

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