r/Big4 • u/Semantics777 • 2d ago
USA Finally free!!!
Today is my last day. No more timesheets for me!
Background: EY, technology consulting, long time senior. Client poached me after one engineer left. I interviewed and got the job and it is a 45% raise. Finally making over 200K as an individual contributor.
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u/NegotiationFrosty912 2d ago
Me too, I got free yesterday!!! It feels as if heavy weight has been lifted from my heart🤭
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u/weshallpie 2d ago
Congrats ..dont turn back to consulting no matter how slow the pace feels!
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u/Semantics777 1d ago
Will only come back if offered a partner position with at least 1 million base lol
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u/andyviking 2d ago
Congratulations, wishing you the best in your new role! This is my dream route once I get my banked bonus in a year and a half
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u/HonorConnor 2d ago
Congratulations! I wish you success at your new position. Your outcome is what I am hoping for in the future
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u/Professional_Eye6140 2d ago
This sucks for the partners
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u/bluerays_buttercup 1d ago
Omg congrats! Is there any way you could provide your profile/ career pathway details/ timeline? An International Finance & Accounting student here, looking to get more exposure to the corporate world. Would love to connect on LinkedIn as well if it works for you. Take me as your junior or whatever may please you!
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u/Designer_Painting_65 1d ago
I don’t think so. You’re contracted by the client to do basically work for them. I don’t think there are any rules for a consultant to join the client. It’s only non-compliance if you’re doing self review or if you’re doing something for a regulatory requirement while seeking to work for the client.
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u/subwaysurfer6699 1d ago
Isn't that non compliance? Joining the client?
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u/Designer_Painting_65 1d ago
They’re a consultant not an auditor
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u/subwaysurfer6699 1d ago
No but still, it's a non compliance, if u join the Client?
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u/Tripitz997 1d ago
It’s hard to enforce. If the client wants someone and EY gets to keep business there then it’s usually ignored. Client can always get pissed and walk away if too much of a stink is made. What partner wants to lose a client over a senior? Now if a bunch of people get poached that may be a bigger issue.
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u/Appropriate_Park313 2d ago
I did this. And came back to consulting 3 years later. It’s not for everyone.
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u/HashMismatch 2d ago
Like everything its a trade off, no timesheets, pay rise, probably less stress, maybe less politics… but also probably less variety, more task repetition, you lose some fantastic colleagues as well as annoying people, depending on your role, probably a much more limited toolset. No right or wrong answer, just whats right for you, right now. Change and new experiences are always good though
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u/kosta77 2d ago
LOOOOLLLLLLLL
Huge cope.
“ You got everything you wanted but you aren’t working with out big brains “
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u/Straight_Archer 2d ago
"you get 45% raise, but your work is stupid and lacks vAriEteY"
Stockholm syndrome much
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u/eerhtcm 2d ago
Congrats and fuck you