Thoughts on big4 versus ATO??

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What the flip flop is ATO?

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Australia Tax Office Duh! Lol...I saw it in a later post. Big4 is the king of acronyms.

I thought it meant big 4 vs all the others. What do I know?

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😂 sorry! Australian tax office - i.e big4 vs working from government tax office?

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For a second was wondering what b4 had to do with Eren Yeager

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I'm not in Australia, but here in the US the trade off are as follows (my understanding):

Big 4 starting salary roughly equals government starting salary.
But big 4 salary goes up more quickly than government salary.
Big 4 opens doors to Industry, consulting, and government. Government opens doors to moving up in government.
Big 4 has slightly better PTO than government, but with government it's guaranteed you actually get to use your PTO.
Government has way better hours and never has layoffs, and has a great pension if you stay long enough. Government you cannot move up until there is an opening, which can sometimes take a very long time because government can't grow the way a private business can.

Both are valid career paths. It just depends what you value (your time versus earning more money sooner). I'm not sure the big 4 hours are as brutal down under as they are in the US, so that may make a difference

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Thank you!! Very helpful response :D

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I’m from Australia but working in the US for the last year. My advice is ATO...hell no! Unless you’re nearing retirement and have given up on life 😀

Haha oh dear!! What is bad about it? Too slow?

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