How is life after a B4? Thinking of getting out

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Awesome. More money, less work, no busy season, no overnights

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If you jump, make sure the job fits you.

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I spent 7 years in public and loved it. But I needed a better work life balance so I left about 6 months ago. Honestly, I'm home by 7:30 every night and make great money...but I don't enjoy the work I'm doing nearly as much as I did as an audit manager in B4. So I can't say grass is greener..just depends on what's more important, $ and work life balance or actually loving what you do.

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At what level did you leave and what role are you currently at? TBH just a bit nervous that the grass is actually not greener on the other side

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Going to the same office and doing the same exact work every month made me want to jump off a bridge. No overnights for me in public either...

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The ability for flexibility especially during the off season for shit like WFH is much less common in private too.

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Wfh?

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Work from home

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Doing?

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I went director to director, more money, no stress, better hours. Definitely will be harder to move up the chain farther but I think I will be happy at this level for quite some time. Expect to stay at the same level for a while when you leave.

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I spent 6 years in public. Enjoyed it while I was there, learned a lot. Got tired of not getting compensated to work the long hours. Moved into consulting. Total comp increased around 30%, maybe more. Don't go to the same office day in and day out. Work on client projects that can span anywhere from 2 weeks to 3 months on average. Bonus is based directly on hours billed so I actually get directly compensated for putting in longer days now. Work life balance also greatly improved.

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Yeah if I could leave to another job later on that's project based and involves not going to the same cubicle 8-5 daily that'd work for me. Not going anywhere for a few years though.

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