Yeah, I think with the juniors, it's a hit or miss. Some are extremely excited whilst others are simply disillusioned after a few weeks. I read plenty of Reddit posts from fresh graduates who got into Big4 and plenty of them say they feel confused and don't have a clue what they're doing.He keeps moaning about juniors like they can't even do any menial tasks properly, and also graduates are doing ACA so is very hard to hand them work.
I was with them for 3 years back in my home country but my partner with big4 for 4.5 years now. One of my regrets is definitely not fought hard enough to join a big 4 in the UK, is a little bit too late now haha! After working in industry vs Big 4, you definitely get more idiots in industry than big 4 hahah, I find!
Re: Not sure if this is the best strategy, but I thought it was worth a try.
We spoke about it just now, he had a colleague that left Big 4 to join the industry for 1-2 years and she was able to rejoin on a higher rank, finger crossed for you! I find Big 4 is also an industry where 'who you know' matters too. That is his plan too but I think he happened to have a very good mentor that advise him the kind of secondment/ projects he should take or not take.
I think at this point, he probably won't leave Big4.
Those were the days, I miss it!
Oh wow. Well, it's never too late to rejoin if you want to, unless you have external factors or have taken a completely different direction which fulfills you.
The idiots in industry... boy. Where to begin? I've noticed that ever since I worked for Big4, my perception of industry has completely shifted. Most times, it seems as though I speak a different language from a lot of colleagues. They tend to complicate every single concept/process when it's absolutely straight forward. I just want to scream "the solution/answer is right there in front of you". I rarely put my camera on during meetings as I don't want them to get offended by my amount of eye-rolling during meetings.
Thank you for this piece of advice! It's good to know! Fingers crossed
Mentorship is really important in Big4, I agree. So is networking. I know people who managed to transfer service lines with minimal relevant experience simply based on who they know. You can find great mentors in industry, but it's a hit or miss. Networking isn't as encouraged as in Big4. Interactions are mostly transactional.