Senior at Big 4. If I left the firm to pursue a startup opportunity for 1 year, how easy would it be to come back and find a Big 4 position with similar rank and salary (not necessarily the same firm)

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To play devil’s advocate, probably not easy at all

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Probably pretty easy

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Probably easy. At the end of the day, we’re all commodities

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What makes you say that?

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As long you can tell a good story about it, and you have a good reputation as a consultant, I don’t see why
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^true that

As long as you have a good network right now and don't burn any bridges, you should be fine.

Very easy. Most firms like boomerangs.

yeah I’ve seen people boomerang back in less than 6 months lol

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