Those of you who have moved on to smaller firms (top 150) after working at big firms, how do you stay sane with the general lack of client complexity, staff quality, etc? After 9 years at RSM, then 2.5 at a smaller firm, I can’t help but be bored and want more but also don’t really care to deal with big firm BS either. Seems like we get bigger clients and then I’m the only person who knows how to do them and staff don’t get repetition for the concepts to stick.

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Haha went back to moss for the same reasons. I started at big 4>then moss>then smaller firm (top 150)and know that I couldn’t ever go back to big 4 but it appears that top 15 is where I need to be while I’m in public accounting.

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Haha sad day

I’m thinking of going from a top 20 firm down to a top 200 firm as some leadership in my service line is living by ‘The rules for thee are not for me!’ and it’s exhausting! Never used to be that way. Just changed a few years ago. I don’t understand how some leaders are not held accountable for their scheming ways. 😢

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Don't go from large to very small. There is a big difference between big4 and rsm/grant/bdo. Another big difference for remaining firms in top 10 versus top 20. Anything south of 20 is small and anything south of 50 will feel tiny if you came from a larger firm.

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