Q: Big4 - Yearly salary increment

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is it unethical to resign during march period? Everyday I’m feeling so miserable and I think my mental health is really greatly affected. I’m planning to resign during March but fear that it will look unethical even that I am the senior in charge for a couple of engagements…

F u la.. ppl resign on dec or during cny 1. U here thinking what etgical issues. U doing ep100 exam meh. Ur boss a auditor got ethics meh.

U new auditor ah.. profit always pwn ethic.
Look at ur shyt quality audit awp. No ppl review. Ur jhk mgr go back cny see u slog hard.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is it unethical to resign during march period? Everyday I’m feeling so miserable and I think my mental health is really greatly affected. I’m planning to resign during March but fear that it will look unethical even that I am the senior in charge for a couple of engagements…

This is so funny i just can't

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is it unethical to resign during march period? Everyday I’m feeling so miserable and I think my mental health is really greatly affected. I’m planning to resign during March but fear that it will look unethical even that I am the senior in charge for a couple of engagements…

Ye gods, the things kids these days worry about... I'll just be nice and tell you what happens: the audit somehow finds its way to get itself signed because:
1.) nobody wants to budge on the deadline so, it'll get itself signed somehow whether by closing one eye to cutting corners or some silly guy or two tanks it because someone didn't want to close one eye.
2.) in some cases, someone budges on the deadline so no corners needs to be cut or the silly guy doesn't have to OT as much as he would've otherwise.

Keep in mind nobody except ACRA reviews audit files. Sometimes. There's no stakeholder to submit your workpapers to. People just want their FS signed because they need it. Back then FS gets signed even when audit is not completed but nothing happened. No one cares about the quality of audit because their accountant is expected to have a baseline knowledge at preparing an FS anyway.

Please don't sacrifice your health for other people, much less so for a job that doesn't even pay you enough to FIRE. But be realistic that if you need the paycheck, just do the bare minimum to protect yourself because let's be honest, everyone is too busy to fire you until they're mandated to do so during performance review.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is it unethical to resign during march period? Everyday I’m feeling so miserable and I think my mental health is really greatly affected. I’m planning to resign during March but fear that it will look unethical even that I am the senior in charge for a couple of engagements…

A perfect example of why audit firms do not hire people with experience outside of big 4 or mid tier audit firms. Anyone else would've never even thought of something like this and just left. "Look unethical" my fkin sides man

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I guess the root cause is we have no concept of “cover”.

Everyone is already stretched with their own work allocation, OTing long hours during peak. How to cover you?

They've:
- stopped someone from taking their bereavement leave
- stopped someone from taking their own marriage leave
- made people work from their bed even though they were really sick
- Cancelled leaves during nonpeak for no reason, just say sorry but it's cancelled sorry
- made seniors work during study leave
- and more

I had to work for free to replace my hospitalization leave, bloody waste of my MC. Something is very wrong with the staffing in B4 if always "cannot meet deadlines, not enough people, must OT, cannot take leave, must replace hours if you take leave". Fire the useless internal staff and get more manpower then.

love how the thread suddenly became so lively when it comes to encouraging someone to leave audit. thanks for the service

Originally Posted by Unregistered

They've:
- stopped someone from taking their bereavement leave
- stopped someone from taking their own marriage leave
- made people work from their bed even though they were really sick
- Cancelled leaves during nonpeak for no reason, just say sorry but it's cancelled sorry
- made seniors work during study leave
- and more

I had to work for free to replace my hospitalization leave, bloody waste of my MC. Something is very wrong with the staffing in B4 if always "cannot meet deadlines, not enough people, must OT, cannot take leave, must replace hours if you take leave". Fire the useless internal staff and get more manpower then.

Becos its a low end job. U just stay to promote. These ppl duno even have competency to plan properly and lead. Good 1 alrdy left or is partner mater.
Not ur mgr and D whp has more than 12 yoe still SM

Originally Posted by Unregistered

LOL the data analytics bull is just to smoke you la. The hiring freeze in spite of the resignation wave in Dec and Jan is intentional. It's mainly because mid tier poached a lot of the Big 4 clients with lower fees last year so there is no more need for that many headcount.

Wait till FY2024 and FY2025 audit and you will see. Obviously no partner is gonna come out and say err we lost contracts so we downsizing.

haha can confirm this is accurate, mid tier secured a lot of contracts lately. economy not doing well so everyone wanna cut cost on useless things like audit. those bo bian ones cos hq don't wanna change are all asking for discount on fees.

How much big 4 partner in sg makes? Google gives western country astrominal figures ?
I assume sgd is 300 k ?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How much big 4 partner in sg makes? Google gives western country astrominal figures ?
I assume sgd is 300 k ?

yes around there but first year ones 200k+ only. SME audit firm bosses earn more than this, sorry to say.