Managers can’t offer them pay - we aren’t even happy with our own pay.

As for WLB.. it’s hard. You can only play the hand you’re dealt.

Have you met a manager who tell his people to go home and he finish all the work himself?

I think KP raised the salary to $3.8k for Associate 1 recently to attract new grads

Really? I got offered in Nov 2023 for Audit in Sep 2024 but it was $3.6k.. got low-balled /:

Hahaha had a good laugh at your description of yellow. But yes to clarify the 90% doesn’t mean you’re not promoted/progressing. It means you’ll burn out and quit before that.

Seriously burning out already, can the firm please hire more and add headcount to the teams?

You tell me got what use?

Feedback to your manager la.

Blue A1 is still 3.6k though. 3.8k is for A2. Orange A1 is 3.6k without bonus, hence not a good deal if you know you don't like audit and just need a job to tide over for 1 year.
At S1 onwards, Blue is 200 lower than every other firm. This is only which is covered by the 10% allowance once you have SCAQ which you can only get from S2 onwards but the culture is so bad you'd be gone by then.
Personally, I find Orange has a better environment but then again, I was at the worst department in Blue so might be just me. Blue is pretty much 99% JHK at manager and above levels and it shows in the culture. At least in Orange I can speak English in the office.

3.6k no bonus is basically 3.3k with 1 month bonus or 3.1k with 2 months bonus or $2,880 with 3 months bonus.

I would totally understand if no 2nd upper student should consider this.

As an audit manager, I really don't want the resignation of seniors and juniors affect my career progression.

Can seniors and juniors stop resigning?

I know this sounds selfish but please
don't affect my career progression because you cannot handle stress

No, bruh. S1 is $4.8k for blue, yellow, and orange. Verified from peers currently working at B4.