Is there such a thing as too late to leave public? I’m in my 7th year and I’m starting to feel like I stayed too long. I’ve got great experience, but it’s all under the same umbrella: audits, controls, technical reviews. I’m starting to wonder if I’ve become “that audit guy” and lost my shot at pivoting into something more dynamic.

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I'm in the same boat as you as someone who has been actively looking - it's rough, hoping we can both pivot out of audit!

Also I think I picked a bad time to start looking (this year with a weak job market).

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I left after my fifth year to go back to school because I was sick of accounting

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