[Never_Give_Up1]

Wondering what people out there work hour wise at their big 4 office or other employment. I have an interview at E&Y at one of their Texas locations and am wondering what to expect if I get back in the game.

Put your division you work in and busy season hours and non busy season hours per week.

I use to work at a regional firm as an auditor.

Busy season – Average 60 hours a week (peak: 70-75)

Rest of year 40 – 55

FAR - 81
REG - 81
AUD - 82
BEC - 81

Ethics - Done
State License Exam - Done

License - Licensed CPA in Utah

[Iron_Victory]

I work for a real small firm (4 accountants and 1 admin) in both Audit and Tax.

Tax season – 60-80hrs depending on deadlines

Summer hours – 32 hrs office closed Fridays

rest of the year – 40 or less depending on comp time.

AUD - (74),78
BEC - 85
FAR - 86
REG - 84

[Iron_Victory]

I work for a real small firm (4 accountants and 1 admin) in both Audit and Tax.

Tax season – 60-80hrs depending on deadlines

Summer hours – 32 hrs office closed Fridays

rest of the year – 40 or less depending on comp time.

AUD - (74),78
BEC - 85
FAR - 86
REG - 84

[UCMCPA]

I had an internship at PwC in Dallas.

I averaged around 70. My highest was 87, lowest was 52.

I know some of the guys I worked with put in 90-110 hour weeks if things went wrong, etc.

FAR - 84
AUD - 94
REG - 86
BEC - 86

[UCMCPA]

I had an internship at PwC in Dallas.

I averaged around 70. My highest was 87, lowest was 52.

I know some of the guys I worked with put in 90-110 hour weeks if things went wrong, etc.

FAR - 84
AUD - 94
REG - 86
BEC - 86

[littlenumberrobot]

^ omg! I thought my 82 hour week was bad!! I don't work those hours anymore. I rarely even hit 50 during busy season currently and love it. My old firm was the high 70s to low 80's. But I now work for a small CPA firm.

CA CPA - All because of the journey listed below
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FAR - 53('10), 8/25/12 79 PASSED!
REG - 66('11), 69('12), 12/06/12 77 PASSED!!
BEC - 58('10), 74('12), 01/05/13 77 PASSED!!!
AUD - 43('11), 66('12), 69('13), 74('13) 7/29/13 85 PASSED!!!!!

(Combinations of Roger, Yaeger, Wiley Book, Wiley TB, & NINJA Notes)

Ethics 90%

[littlenumberrobot]

^ omg! I thought my 82 hour week was bad!! I don't work those hours anymore. I rarely even hit 50 during busy season currently and love it. My old firm was the high 70s to low 80's. But I now work for a small CPA firm.

CA CPA - All because of the journey listed below
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
FAR - 53('10), 8/25/12 79 PASSED!
REG - 66('11), 69('12), 12/06/12 77 PASSED!!
BEC - 58('10), 74('12), 01/05/13 77 PASSED!!!
AUD - 43('11), 66('12), 69('13), 74('13) 7/29/13 85 PASSED!!!!!

(Combinations of Roger, Yaeger, Wiley Book, Wiley TB, & NINJA Notes)

Ethics 90%

[Anonymous]

Working someone 100 hours with no overtime is wrong on so many levels…

But I guess if you want to be in public you have to deal with it.

[Anonymous]

Working someone 100 hours with no overtime is wrong on so many levels…

But I guess if you want to be in public you have to deal with it.

[UCMCPA]

Those same people were the ones making the big bucks lol. Well, my internship checks were nice with all the OT.

FAR - 84
AUD - 94
REG - 86
BEC - 86

[UCMCPA]

Those same people were the ones making the big bucks lol. Well, my internship checks were nice with all the OT.

FAR - 84
AUD - 94
REG - 86
BEC - 86

[fightingforsanity]

I interned with a big 4 and my hours ranged from in the 70's – 100+ during busy season.

FAR - ✓
AUD - ✓
REG - ✓
BEC - ✓

Don't give up!

[fightingforsanity]

I interned with a big 4 and my hours ranged from in the 70's – 100+ during busy season.

FAR - ✓
AUD - ✓
REG - ✓
BEC - ✓

Don't give up!

[tough_kitty]

Wow! 100 hrs a week?!?! That's like 17 hrs a day if you get Sundays off?!?

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

[tough_kitty]

Wow! 100 hrs a week?!?! That's like 17 hrs a day if you get Sundays off?!?

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

[oilgaslb]

Just for a refreshing change of answer: I'm in private, 25-35 employees, and normal hours are 40 max, during close about 45, and busy season is about 45 plus a few Saturdays (about 3 if I recall this last Jan/Feb). I knew public accounting hours were bad, but I had no idea they were THAT bad! 🙁

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