[Anonymous]

You’re awesome if you thought of the cartoon Anamaniacs when you read the title…ah the good ole days…

I digress…

I work for a relatively small accounting firm but I am going to transition into Audit at a Big 4 in mid-August…I am also looking for a part time job to help pay for the grad school program that I am starting this Fall.

First of all:

1) Is it even possible to hold a part time job as an entry level auditor at a Big 4 firm?

2) I was considering asking my current employer if I could work on a contract basis/ part time instead of quitting altogether (got the idea from an article that was recently posted in the forum)…Has anyone had any experience doing this…good or bad?

It’s hard to find a full time job in this economy, let alone a part time job…so I figured it doesn’t hurt to ask my current employer. Besides, I know I’d be leaving at a bad time (fall busy season) so I figured it’s somewhat mutually beneficial.

[mla1169]

It's a lot to bite off, but if you feel you absolutely must it's entirely possible. You'd have to be driven.

I wasn't big 4 but my full time job was 50 hours a week (60 at month end), my part time job was 8-15 hours a week, I was taking 2 grad classes, and studying for the CPA. Have 2 kids, a husband, a 209 year old fixer upper house. If I had listened to people who told me it wasn't possible I'd either still be in school or still studying the CPA.

So I agree it's not ideal but it's not impossible.

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