Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 220024)

Hi guys, I was an ex audit senior that left for a commercial accounting role. I strongly suggest that if you guys care about the prestige and money just stay put in big 4 and grind through the corporate ladder. You will be handsomely rewarded.

Your audit managers and partners are right, once you go commercial you will be ‘stuck’ and ‘pigeonholed’ in a back office and cost centre roles with very limited progression and measly 3% increment every year. One could be stuck as senior accountant for 5 to 10 or even donkey years who knows. But in audit, you are guaranteed career progression to at least SM level and if you defy all odds and stay on to persevere you will become equity partner one day unless you screwed up. Sky is the limit when you hit equity partner and you will command great respect from ppl around you, unlike commercial roles where you will always be viewed as a back office cost centre (these kind of employees most commercial firms are trying hard to replace u to cut cost). In audit, you are technically a front office/client facing role bringing in the revenue for the firms and hence your career is an iron rice bowl in audit.

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 220004)

PS put wrongly
dk why would any fresh grad choose yellow / orange over blue given the diff in pay

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 220072)

fresh grads choose yellow/orange because they are blue rejects

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 220072)

fresh grads choose yellow/orange because they are blue rejects

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 220093)

Wah now blue more popular because of the pay hike? Less than 1 yr ago, a lot of ppl wanna join orange but tio rejected.

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 220088)

All big 4s are the same... dont say until blue is like the ivy league or what man.. u are just making a fool out of yourself. I can also say blue is the smallest in terms of revenue, but fact is they are the same.

Besides, there can be a variety of reasons why people pick yellow/orange/green. It can be due to the clientele, industry offered, or maybe u have friends inside that particular color etc

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 220096)

Lol wake up your idea…salary is and will always be a big criteria

Simi friends inside… you think going holiday camp ah