I'll never be a partner. Probably will never reach 200k/yr salary. And I'm content about it now. What sad realizations about your career have you become resigned to now that you're older and wiser?

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Go for a run and have a strong drink, you'll feel better.

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You need to get out of that mindset. The reason you won't make 200k a year is because you don't think you will make 200k a year. Get out and do something about it if you want it. You don't have to be a partner at an accounting firm to make that kind of money.

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this is the mindset of people who quit after 3-4 years and go work for the county.

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Most people won't make 200k a year even if your goal is to. Schools are churning out tens of thousands of big 4 recruits a year. Only a small percentage of them will make that kind of cash. Majority will end up with that 75k accounting industry job, making 2.5% raise a year until retirement

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Hey i never thght id make 200k a year and now im 30 and might make 200k this year.

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Aren't partners at 400k ?

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I wouldn't ever call that a sad realization. We all kick ass at different things, whether they give us $$ or general fulfillment. There is no point having a goal to be partner just because it's cool in theory.

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Making SM this year ... Biggest thing I've learned is sales cure all and find a niche industry. In a niche industry you matter more to the firm than it matters to you and your leverage completely changes.

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No matter how good you are, you're always replaceable. While it may feel like a sad realization, it's definitely humbling. Do your job, and do it well, because if you don't there is always someone else who will.

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I think I'd be more cut out to be an executive director and focus on execution vs selling as a partner at EY

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SM ? What firm ?

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how old are you

If you go private, with bonus eventually you can make 200K and it's not uncommon at all.

It will always be about the paycheck. I missed my chance to make a real difference in the world.

I would think partners make a lot more than $200k. 300 or 400k. Sr manager might be making around $200k

SM can make between 150-220 from my understanding depending on firm and sector. That is before bonus. Partners in the Big 4 warm up at 400 first year and average around 800.

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