Is the work life balance better at mid tier firms compared to big 4?

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I did about 2200 to 2300 hrs at mid tier. Used to take hour lunches and not eat hours Been doing 2500 to 2700 and eat time, not lunch

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Probably not due to lower number of staff. Depends on groups and teams.

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Worse

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For me mid-tier was much worse. Stress level was also way worse. At EY it's easy for me to say I can't handle the workload and they move something off me because there are so many people. That did not happen at mid-tier.

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Much better in my experience, BDO v EY.

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Much better BT v KPMG.

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Way better in my experience

I think it truly comes down to the types of clients that you work on. Big 4 has a significant/majority of large/very large public clients where lots of work needs to be done and it’s year round. I worked exclusively on PE owned companies and I feel my work life balance is pretty good (obviously there are times where we work a lot too). Plus it helps to have people above you that care more about you than your client and are willing to make work/life balance a reality instead of a gimmicky tool.

I went from B4 to mid tier. Stay b4 trust me. Trying to get back into b4

Crowe puts a lot of emphasis on work life balance, but it really varies office to office. The office I work in is significantly better in balance compared to all my b4 friends.

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