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What are the incentives? |
| Message Name: |
cheers |
| Date Posted: |
03/11/2006 |
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cbone42,
My industry experience was with a privately owned company involved in financial services, banking, investments etc with around 45,000 clients worldwide and about $30 billion in assets.
I totally agree with you that not all companies are the same. That's exactly why I specified that the experience I spoke about was my own. Perhaps if I had been in a different business unit where I would have been on a fast track of sorts I would still be there.
I also agree that Big 4 does not equal success necessarily. It's just that it seems that a lot of the jobs I might like to have in the future say "CPA required" and "Big 4" required.
Good for you for being at a company and job where you are so happy. I believe that is what we all strive for. Like I said in the post, coming to PwC was in my humble opinion, the decision that made most sense to my wife and I.
I have also spoken to many fellow PwC folks that complain about their jobs. The only response to that is that many of them have never worked outside of Big 4 so they really only know what the have heard just as you go off what you have heard. A perfect comparison would be being a parent. I have many friends who think they know what it is to have children but until they have kids of their own I just don't see how they could ever truly understand what my wife and I go through day to day with our two boys.
tick'n'tie |
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I guess the msg is to each their own - Its also good that you've found something that makes you happy.
The point I'd just want to stress to new grads in accounting or finance is that there is a range of opportunities out there and no one size fits all solutions.
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