Overworked...honestly f**k the big 4

PwC
kLpBh4

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kLpBh4
Jan 29, 2020 19 Comments

The crazy hours are really getting to me. I've been working more than 12 hours a day every day and working every weekend. Meanwhile working in the bay area means I have friends who make a similar amount without breaking their backs...

Seriously considering moving to a tech company to do finance related work there instead. I've had my fair share of working at KPMG and can honestly say that I'm over it...I'm so jealous of these bay area people not working 60+ hours and somehow managing better benefits.

Is it time to switch to a tech company?

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TOP 19 Comments
  • Big 4 are same everywhere. Engineers at big 4 easily put 50-60 hours in FANG except G (also team dependent).
    WLB starts if you move out of big 4
    Jan 29, 2020 4
    • Deloitte / Consultant
      smists

      Go to company page Deloitte Consultant

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      EY
      smists
      Big 4 faang n big four consulting I doubt can compare in wlb. Consulting has travel plus 60 hour weeks and a million things to do
      Jan 29, 2020
    • Amazon
      jello 👌

      Go to company page Amazon

      jello 👌
      Any hooligans putting in 50-60 hours at FANG are either on-call or are just bad at their jobs and mismanaging expectations
      Jan 30, 2020
  • Barclays PLC / Other
    PFAdjCash

    Go to company page Barclays PLC Other

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    KPMG US
    BIO
    Investment Banking Vice President
    PFAdjCash
    Think not just of your immediate next job but also 10+ years down the road. If you’re finance in Tech you are fully back office and not strategic at all. It can be chill but that chill comes with a price over the long run.
    Jan 31, 2020 0
  • PwC
    ylhi16

    Go to company page PwC

    ylhi16
    So true... I’m done with PwC, looking for ways out as well.
    Jan 30, 2020 0
  • New
    EA1919

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    EA1919
    I think if you don't see yourself in professional industry too long, it's best to leave Big4 after 3~4 years. The more you stay, more you are stuck. Look at your partner and imagine if you want to be like one of them. If not, get out lol
    Jan 30, 2020 0
  • The Riverside Company
    harry p.

    The Riverside Company

    harry p.
    If you’re feeling overworked and you don’t have economics or promotion on the line, it’s worth at least starting the conversation and doing coffee chats with folks in FAANG
    Jan 30, 2020 0