| Tax Consultant -- Federal Corporate |
I think PwC will carry the day in the professional services / Big 4
realm. They are the best in the field. But I think it's only for
people who both (1) want to sell their time; AND (2) have the patience
for a mammoth organization. If you are selling time, you open up the
possibility of being both underpaid, and without time (your most
valuable personal resource). That's not a good equation. Of course,
you can also be "overpaid" and without time, but since time is your
most valuable personal resource, I cannot see how one can be "overpaid"
for it. Bottom line, if you are in professional services and selling
time, you are likely to be without time. From there, you just have to
put a price tag on your time, make sure your employer pays the full
price, and hope you priced your time correctly. And with PwC, you have
to have patience to bide your time until you are FINALLY "overpaid" for
your time. Remember, it's a BIG company, with a LOT of people in line
in front of you.
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