I completed an audit internship with EY Chicago this past summer and just accepted my return offer for next fall. However, I was unsure about the culture and the size of the firm. I interned at a middle-market firm two summers ago and thought I might like that size/culture better, but the pay is not as good. Any advice or tips on what I should do?

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Go for the big 4. You’re not stuck at it for life and it looks great on a resume.

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Culture is very office and team specific, I think Chicago is pretty good overall compared to other cities in my experience (more collaborative, less cutthroat, midwest temperaments) though it's big enough that you'll get a lot of variation team to team. It also has a good mix of industries to work on starting out. I'd stay big 4 since you have the option for the reasons others have stated regardless though. Downsizing is pretty easy if you find it isn't for you.

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Go for Big 4, get experience of more complex clients.

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Go for big 4 -100%

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