I recently left the big four but feel I want to return. I feel I am missing out on a lot of experience the big 4 gives Any thoughts out there ?
Has anyone left and came back ?

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Yes. Worth it if you’re missing it for the knowledge base you want to have.

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I left public for 4 yrs and came back so totally get it.. totally doable

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What are you short term and long term goals? I would start there to understand if you are gaining anything at you current role and if need to pivot in a different direction.

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I’ve seen many people boomerang back.

What level did you leave at ?

You can always go back, as long as you were a decent performer I’m sure it’ll be easy to return.

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