Jumped to corporate for a senior accountant role right before senior promo in public for a 50% raise. It’s been a year and a half and already feel like I am not learning nearly as much and plateauing. Not really any room to move up in my current role. Where should I go from here? Any advice is appreciated!

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Have you not googled this beaten down dilemma that's constantly asked? Four choices:

You speak up to your higherups and take initiative to get the growth you need.

- Go back to PA

- Find another industry job

- Go back to school

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Back to public but ull probably take a paycut… write off your industry stint and start back where you left lol

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Back to public?

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To another corporate job for a company that is growing and has more complex operations.

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Try advisory or consulting, it’s client service but allows you to move up, network with private equity decision makers, make the same money and not be burned out. It’s what I did.

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Same here!

Personally I’m taking ~2ish years as a senior in industry out of PA in a newish area to me (related to prior experience, but taking this opportunity to specialize). I super needed a chill pill to remember (and live) my personal values, while still demonstrating new skills that I’ve mapped out for my current position. Next up I want to move into a more challenging position as a manager in industry, again showing growth without burning myself out in PA. Imo I’ve learned all the hard skills I can take away from PA, ultimately I have a dream job in mind and a path laid out to get there. Maybe try figuring out what your long term goals are and work backwards?

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