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None of us like to see people leave, but it's worse if someone quits in January and also worse is someone stays through busy season and does a half-A$$ job because they have one foot out the door. If you're ready to go, go ahead and look around.
Do what’s best for you. Your firm will survive
it's always too close to busy season(s) to leave or it's never too close. your choice, hoss.
There’s never a good time to leave, but that shouldn’t stop you. Give notice (at least 2 weeks), give a real attempt to wrap up projects and transition the work / accounts where needed, and emphasize that you are sad to go, but couldn’t pass up on the opportunity. If you do those things you won’t burn bridges.
If an associate leaving has a big enough impact to burn bridges, your team has other problems
They’d let you go at the end of busy season if it made economic sense. If it makes sense you to leave, do it. Make sure your new company will bring g you on early if your current company decides the minute you give notice is the end of your employment.
Keep in mind, PA is a very abusive (phycological and emotional) industry. So the 'scary' thought of burning a bridge is just a very old time phyc op in PA. Think of it another way, how many times have you seen a spouse in a very abusive relationship who is too scared to leave the other spouse? And yet everyone tries to get the abused spouse to leave. PA really isn't any different.
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That's the fear they try to put in you. And they will lay you off or fire you on the spot with no remorse . Please look out for #1, that is you .
Do what you need to do.
Had two managers leave last week. It’s not too late
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Time to leave and never look back
Would it burn bridges ? The last thing I want is to leave on a bad note
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No you won't. They could burn your bridge down to the ground and fire you on the spot and would not think about it twice. Always look out for #1 and never be afraid.
Leaving now gives enough time for planning a replacement for busy season. You are fine. Do what you need to do.
I just left my firm for industry. Was told by my manager that it was a perfect time to leave.
At the end of the day you have to do what is best for you. If that means leaving now, then leave. You might burn a bridge but like I said you need to do what is best for you.
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Burn a bridge? Oh please . Public accounting firms have burnt down hundreds of bridges on a yearly basis when they fire/let go of people(without thinking about it twice ) many of whom were fired on the spot. You all need to stop because folks are not worried about burning any bridges when they leave a job. I never worry about rehire when I leave a job. I have never left a job I wanted to go back to and thus, please stop "scaring" people about burning bridges . There are a ton of firms out there (both public and private ) where you don't have to worry about burning a bridge. Please .