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原帖由 wolomolo 於 2007-7-31 18:51 發表
I worked as an accountant for 3 years

And someone told me that my career will be v. smooth if I go and work in the Big 4, i.e. be an auditor, then I can jump to anywhere I want - good salary...
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It is absolutely unnecessary to go from an accountant to working in one of the big 4 firms.  For people who have never worked here will never understand how bad it is to work here.  They would call you whenever they need you, no matter where you are, what you are doing or even if you have already quitted the job for a month.  No one will care about you, your seniors will make you work as they are also made to work very hard...at the end, unless you want to get a taste of living without a life, you should not even consider moving into this industry.  Yes, most of us OT till 12 am or later, and most of the time having no more than 20% of our OT to claim.

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原帖由 peninsula 於 2008-5-17 21:54 發表

But good to build-up connections.

You could be a star in a 10-people local firm and build a huge network through friends working in other firms and even friends of your colleagues if you are willing to make it.  On the other hand, you could leave the firm without any connection with other people if you are a quiet type of person.