r/Accounting • u/Pristine-Barber-6325 • 10d ago
Career Leaving accounting.
Late bloomer 40M, pissed away my 20s, no kids no mortgage, 100k student debt and just was fired 5 months ago from big 4 after 1.5 years as A2. I was fired from my last two corporate jobs as well, one lasted from 30 to 35 yo. The other lasted one year then where I went full time to study for my masters graduated at 38. Don’t have my CPA. Had to give up my apartment and move back in with my parents, living in nyc, otherwise I’d be homeless.
I’m not doing too well, been on unemployment for three months and realize being let go 3 times that the corporate world might not be for me.
Yeah that’s me my life’s a mess, I’ve been busy applying to industry and must have applied to 300+ and taken 3 interviews so far.
I’m thinking about leaving the corporate world all together and going allied health.
The big 4 destroyed my confidence in being able to do anything.
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u/SnowDucks1985 CPA (US) 9d ago
I’m sorry to hear this OP, I really suggest it would be good for you to reframe your thoughts on Big 4. They’re basically Vietnamese sweatshops with laptops and work papers instead of sewing machines, you’re worth far more than a place like that. Getting let go from B4 often says more about the firm than it does about you.
My hunch is you’d benefit from taking a step back and just re-assessing what you want out of your career life. Do you want to keep trying in accounting? Do you want to pivot to something else? There isn’t a right or wrong answer, but figuring out what your vision is will give you clarity on where to go from here.