[kdubbadizzle]

Hi guys,

Was just hoping to get some perspective here. I’ve been with a Big 4 firm for a year now and I am CPA licensed. I’ve thought about making the move out of here to industry prior to busy season starting.

After how many years did you leave one of the 4 firms, what kind of pay increase / job did you take, and how much different is everyday life?

Disclaimer: I’m out of an NYC so any information from this geographic would be phenomenal!

F - 89 8/13
A - 83 12/13
B - 87 1/14
R - 82 4/14

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[Anonymous]

@OP, I was at a big 4 in NYC for 4 busy seasons (1 as an intern), was promoted to senior. I was tired of auditing financial service clients and did not want to stay in NYC and work for banks. I took a senior position at a small forensic accounting firm in NJ, raised was only about 10% from 69k to 75k. The hours were great and I stayed there a little more than 2 years. But I got bored and now work for a pharma company in the financial reporting group.

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