We all know takes a special kind of person to work in public accounting, it takes an even more special of a person to stay in public accounting knowing they could go else where get paid more & do les

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At this point, I cannot go elsewhere and get paid the same and "do less". To get paid the same, I need to be in a position of significant responsibility like a CFO. The flexibility and challenge of PA keeps me here.

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Even at lower levels, everyone is asked to do more with less pay. That’s business. Business want profit through any means allowed.

it’s a myth that corporate pays better and asks less.

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I second this.

Started looking at industry jobs in February / early March. Based on discussions with recruiters and feedback from a few companies, I was surprised to learn that the grass is NOT greener on the other side (I’m an M3). I landed a couple of interviews and they both made a point to advertise consistently long hours (~ 8 pm every day). The pay is sometimes less, sometimes comparable to Big 4. One more raise and I’m priced out of the market. On top of that, there appears to be a stigma with “public only” experience. It’s going to be tough finding the perfect combination of good team/corporate culture, interesting/ challenging work, reasonable work-life balance and fair pay. Needless to say it has been a humbling experience.

Curious if late Senior/early Manager ranks had the same experience trying to transition out. M1 used to be the magic rank (or so the legend goes).

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