The grass is greener on the other side, but why the hell I want to go back to big4? What is wrong with me? I can't help myself 😣 Is this just a stockholm syndrome?

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I mean Big 4 isn’t for everyone and neither is industry. If you actually like it, there’s nothing wrong. But maybe you’re just feeling uncertain in your new role since you’re still learning and want to go back to the safety of familiarity, even if you didn’t enjoy it

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I am back in big 4 now and wondering why I chose to do so 😂

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ok that is helpful 😂

Industry was boring for me so I left and came back to B4… and I like BDSM.

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And you’re in the honeymoon phase in industry. So of course they seemingly paint that picture that the grass is greener. But in reality, you will put up with just as much BS as in public. Also, you’ll likely become bored since there is no change in scenery. Seeing the same things everyday unless you’re higher up in management and work on advanced accounting topics but even then that becomes boring. I did 5 years in industry and now back in public. It was not for me.

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You can have a very different experience in different companies in industries. So while the grass is greener for some people, it’s also very common that some people prefer public accounting after going to industry.

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Perhaps you got bored. In B4 you get a variety of work and you learn something new. I worked in industry before and my job there was predictable.

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I left a month ago and keep thinking the same thing. The main thing stopping me from going back is the money - I’d take a sizable pay cut and would have to repay the signing bonus I got when I left.

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