Pros and cons of big 4 TAS vs working for firms like D&P, A&M, and FTI? Also any others I happen to be missing

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Haven’t explored the others but can speak to A&M a little from exploring potentially jumping to their FDD team. Biggest pro will be immediate cash comp - A&M is a 2x bump assuming you’re well utilized and max the bonus. Other pros are lack of independence considerations driven by audit, less bureaucracy etc. Cons - teams seem to run very thin, you lose all the benefits and internal network that go with being part of a dominate global firm, no offshore support and I haven’t heard great things about the culture and leadership. Google aversano - guy is a total creep

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Avoid D&P — I’ve heard bad things about their TAS practice

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