Who left Accenture for another firm and likes it more? Who has the opposite story? Which firm has the best combination of comp, work/life balance and culture? Culture of work but also to have a life?

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I didn’t go to Accenture and like it better than living by myself. Hope that helps.

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It’s been a while, but KPMG had a very nice culture and work life balance.

PwC was a little stuffy and more demanding but had more competitive comp. Used to have some really nice training, but I’ve heard a lot of that’s been scaled back in recent years.

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We are a good post acn location. I did pwc after acn and really regretted it (approach to consulting was different than how i wanted to approach it / had done it at acn).

Much happier here now

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SC1 - Totally makes sense, SC2 - that’s great to hear

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Yeah I didn’t really enjoy PwC too much. New to EY but so far culture seems to be better than Pdubs

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I hear great things about BCG

What made you switch from KPMG?

At the time their consulting offerings were very limited and I was getting bored doing audit support. I think 90% of what KPMG risk advisory does is handled in PwC’s assurance practice.

In retrospect it may have made sense to ride the wave as KPMG built out their consulting offerings.

Not sure if things have changed, but the way KPMG’s business model was setup, partners had a financial incentive to staff you on their own projects. On a smaller team this really limited you to whatever niche offering your partner specialized in.

I liked PwC as much as you can like a firm (other than quibbles over compensation, which I think everyone has when they start and stay at a firm for a while). At ACN now and don't like it as much as PwC (but do find it seems less stressful, dare I say... easier? But, not sure if that's because I've gotten more acclimated to my role over time, or the stress I had previously was manufactured, or if it's actually less stressful). Thinking of a return to PwC or maybe leveraging some contacts at McK or Slalom in ~6 months.

I left PwC for Accenture. I enjoy the culture at Accenture as it’s challenging and they ask a lot but there is a lot of support provided. Work/life probably better at PwC but overall engagement and satisfaction much higher at Accenture. The teams at Accenture feel more connected.

I interned at Accenture, and the job really is night and day... there was no way I was going to be presenting to CEOs at age 23 there

BCG definitely results in more late nights (here I am at 3AM...), but the work is higher impact, the pay is better, and I make work friends more easily, so it’s worth it for me

Left for Capgemini and enjoy it much more. Not as polished, but not as hierarchal and much more space to make a mark. Work life balance is a myth IMO, but I do believe in work life blend and Cap does well in that regard.

I left for money, ACN has better culture tho... fuck big D for counting PTO against me for utilization

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