Have any of you accepted a non-big 4 job but told HR you were going to a competitor so they would make you leave that day?

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I wold wait for them to ask if it is a competitor and then tell them that you would rather not say.

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Yeah, don’t lie. It is a bad look. Just be super cryptic so they assume you are going to a competitor.

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You are employed at will and there’s no requirement to give 2 weeks. Be a grown up and if you want to leave right away just say so. It’s not going to make or break the outcome

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I would say that you are going to a competitor, but you don’t feel comfortable saying which one at this time. You’re not lying so long as the company does something vaguely related to a big 4 service.

Genius!

Dude that's shady AF. What, you think your coworkers/partner don't have LinkedIn? Lying is a good way to burn a bridge.

I’m being serious.

Do they pay you for the two weeks of notice time they gave you?

I’d say it’s not a lie if the new firm had the same service offering. May be stretching the truth, but it’s not lying.

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