Thoughts on leaving in the middle of a messy client? I just got an offer and they are moving quickly. I have a super messy June 30 deadline that I feel super bad about dropping out of in the middle - but obviously have to do what’s right for me. Gonna try to push start date as much as possible but any ideas how I can lessen the burden on my team??

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I don't know your firm or your bosses, but companies don't give 2 weeks notice when they lay you off usually. I would just give the standard 2 weeks.

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Don’t leave you won’t ever be able to look yourself in the mirror. The entire fishbowl community will judge you along with your coworkers for doing so. Joking. Leave and do what’s best for you as it’s been said over 1000000x on this forum.

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Now is not the time to worry about your firm. Especially at the associate level. Theyll figure it out after you go. Do whats best for you

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haha I’m a senior - guess I’ve never updated, which definitely makes it a bit more stressful for the team but agreed !

I stressed about leaving public and put it off for like a year because I kept thinking I’d be letting my team down and they’d be devastated. Turns out no one really cared. Do what’s best for you

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Agree. No one will care. If someone cares about you, he or she will be happy for you because you deserve better.

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they will get rid of you and replace you without notice if they felt you didn't fit the team so you should do what's best for you. if you tell then ahead of time be ready to leave ahead of time just incase. not all but some people will change how they act towards you soon as they hear you're quitting. hopefully you have good people on your team

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or is it silly to ever give 2 weeks notice before the 2 weeks

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Most people won't mind, and the coworkers, that actually support you and are good people, will be happy for you. Partners don't like it if people leave, but they know it's the nature of public accounting.

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Do what's best for you. The firm won't hesitate to replace you if it's in the best interest of their bottom line. It's OK for you to do the same.

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Tough too because I’m not scheduled much on it until June but it’s been a WIP. If I could get more than 2 weeks would it make sense to tell my team and schedulers before the 2 weeks so that I could get more time on this client to help close things out???

Yes - I left a messy audit client and gave my partner over a month’s notice so that everything could be transitioned smoothly. If you have the ability to give more notice and also have a good relationship with your team there’s no harm in giving more than 2 weeks notice. But the relationship is important - as soon as I had another offer HR wanted me to start the offboarding process ASAP and I needed the partner to get involved

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Agree with kpmg1-do what’s best for you and in line with standard industry practice. They wouldn’t give it a second thought if they wanted to replace you. Do the same. It’s business, not your personal life.

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