Just got an email from an experienced hire recruiter, asking me if I'm interested in working for "the #1 big 4 firm". Guess which firm she is from? LOL

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Well, if she works for PwC and you're at PwC, it doesn't say a whole lot for her recruiting skills.

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The answer is KPMG because all their spam emails say that 🙄

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ON THE STREET, ya heard?

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Audit senior 1, do they teach you at your firm that revenues aren't important? Must be a reason there's a big 4 and not a big... any other number. I for one am not a form super fan, but let's be realistic here. Resources, benefits, exit opportunities, and exposure are all worth taking a slightly lower salary. Prestige has its benefits

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Yeah sorry audit senior 1, PwC 3 is correct. Let's keep ourselves honest here.

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Sounds like someone didn't get hired with any of the Big 4 and now they are all worse than where AS1 works...not much pride there - hiding behind your title. Haha. Besides guys, everyone knows Deloitte is the best... Kidding. Kidding. Kool-aid is kool-aid, whatever the flavor. The important thing to remember Is never drink it!

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@PwC a: My firm doesn't have to teach me what to say on fishbowl because I have original thoughts. B: The difference between PwC's revenue in 2015 (35.4bn) and Deloitte's (35.2bn) doesn't fucking matter. It matters if you make 120k or 125k, though.(source:news.efinancialcareers.com).

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Solid business model there, let's not worry about the top line, let's just increase our compensation expenses, because that's what makes us number 1! Until we don't earn enough revenue to cover our costs.

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@AS1 sorry to burst your bubble, but there is a prestige factor here. Non Big 4 simply does not have the same exit opportunities as big 4. I know first hand people who have had to really network a lot just to get interviews at places because they were non big 4, where Big 4 just submits a resume and is called in to interview.

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Alright guys, the recruiter is from KXXX. When I saw the email I went back to read it again, making sure I didn't misread it. No offense to the folks from K but you can't just claim to be #1 with no supporting evidence. We are CPAs. We talk about the facts. LOL. @AS1, I didn't say PwC is #1 but on the street everyone knows who #1 is.

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God.. We are all such losers.

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Cmon over to the light

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If you would switch firms for a $5k difference, you are incredibly short sighted.

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Say nah. Want 40 hour work week with salary bump instead.

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I was in a pissy mood when I initially responded to your comment. You're probably a good guy and didn't deserve that complete ambush.

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As a non big-4 person, I don't know the answer, but I get the impression that you as a PwC employee have consumed the Kool-Aide that makes you believe your firm is winning. Isn't the only metric compared revenues? That's always the number I see when they compare. Who cares what revenue are? Aren't your pay and per partner income way more relevant?

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See if you can get a better offer 😄

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Obviously, there is a reason why recruiters are calling people and asking them to join #1 of the BIG4 firm. The strategy works and the numbers, prestige does matter!!!!

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Once I can figure out a way to get my GF fat so she can't leave me, I am then going to get her pregnant.. Then I am going to quit and be a stay at home dad. (She makes like 5x my salary and I can still watch porn)

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So you currently have a skinny rich gf with no kids? And you want eff that up?

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