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No. Liked the people I work with but the culture in my practice was rapidly getting worse and I just had little confidence in both practice and firm leadership and didn’t see a future for myself at the firm which has not changed.
That said, I do think my time at EY was valuable and I got great professional experience and mentorship there, so take that for what it’s worth.
EY1 - when did you leave (and why are you still showing as “EY” on here?
Never left and glad I stayed (38 years). Yes, you work hard. But comparable roles (pay and stature) elsewhere also require hard work and long hours. I totally agree, however, with the others - very dependent on teams and projects you work on.
Absolutely no chance I’d ever go back. I suffer from PTSD after my big 4 experience.
May go back if my only focus was on financial growth and prestige. The network you grow there and the ability to look at things from a higher level is hugely valuable. But idk how anyone does those hours for so long without being on some kind of drug or just being an elite that doesn’t need to sleep
I was there many years but I would never go back.
I boomeranged after two years in industry. After my second tenure with EY (3 years), I'm actively looking for the new opportunities. I think I'm done this time. I am a SM in specialty tax.
That being said, my time at EY was important for my growth as a professional and as a person. It also pulled me from $48k I was making in industry in 2019 to a very healthy salary. I started at EY at $87k, it was life changing.
I would go back (audit) if the pay was significantly higher, although not sure how long I would last going back. Ultimately I burned myself out being so extra (7 years) and needed a change of pace and a work-life-balance that actually made sense at that salary (just 40s and no more unless I really want to but I have complete control over that). After some normalization and no more busy seasons year-round I’m rested again and would consider it, but it would have to be like a 30% raise, highly unlikely haha.
As EY 1 said, my time at EY was incredibly valuable and absolutely no regrets, their business model is just designed to grind you down until it hurts and then you move on (or you get lucky and have the stamina to stay for life).
In my experience this is very team dependent rather than firm dependent. My practice frequently has people boomerang back from industry, but other practices... never.