u/Fast-Promise-1662

▲ 2 r/KPMG

Resigning whilet on PIP

Hello. Based in the UK.

If i resign whilst on PIP. Will i receive notice pay? Or will i have to work my notice?

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u/Fast-Promise-1662 — 6 days ago
▲ 8 r/Big4

Big 4 audit apprentice offered Civil Service economist role, worth switching?

Hi all, before I start - I'd appreciate opinions only from people with experience in either industry.

I'm 21 and currently in the second year of a Big 4 audit apprenticeship, finishing off my AAT Level 4. I'll be progressing onto the ACA professional exams soon, 11 exams over 3 years.

Honestly, I don't enjoy the work. Audit feels quite robotic and the environment isn't something I've taken to. I've just received an offer to join the Civil Service as an economist apprentice and I'm seriously considering making the switch.

For context, I've been interested in economics since A Levels — it's actually what I originally wanted to go into. The main hesitation is salary and starting over. If I start in September, it'll take 4 years to complete and I'd finish with an economics degree, likely earning £37–40k. Whereas if I stick at KPMG and qualify in 3 years, I'd be on at least £45k as a newly qualified — though with longer hours and work I don't enjoy.

I'm not against moving, it's more the feeling of restarting at 21 and finishing a degree at 25 compared to the typical 22–23. Though I appreciate that's not really "behind" in the grand scheme of things.

My main concern is making a huge decision and then realising the grass isn't always greener on the other side — so any honest perspectives from people who've worked in either environment would be really helpful.

What would you do in my position?

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u/Fast-Promise-1662 — 14 days ago

Big 4 audit apprentice offered Civil Service economist role, worth switching?

Hi all, before I start - I'd appreciate opinions only from people with experience in either industry.

I'm 21 and currently in the second year of a Big 4 audit apprenticeship, finishing off my AAT Level 4. I'll be progressing onto the ACA professional exams soon, 11 exams over 3 years.

Honestly, I don't enjoy the work. Audit feels quite robotic and the environment isn't something I've taken to. I've just received an offer to join the Civil Service as an economist apprentice and I'm seriously considering making the switch.

For context, I've been interested in economics since A Levels — it's actually what I originally wanted to go into. The main hesitation is salary and starting over. If I start in September, it'll take 4 years to complete and I'd finish with an economics degree, likely earning £37–40k. Whereas if I stick at KPMG and qualify in 3 years, I'd be on at least £45k as a newly qualified — though with longer hours and work I don't enjoy.

I'm not against moving, it's more the feeling of restarting at 21 and finishing a degree at 25 compared to the typical 22–23. Though I appreciate that's not really "behind" in the grand scheme of things.

My main concern is making a huge decision and then realising the grass isn't always greener on the other side — so any honest perspectives from people who've worked in either environment would be really helpful.

What would you do in my position?

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u/Fast-Promise-1662 — 14 days ago

Big 4 audit apprentice offered Civil Service economist role, worth switching?

Hi all, before I start - I'd appreciate opinions only from people with experience in either industry.

I'm 21 and currently in the second year of a Big 4 audit apprenticeship, finishing off my AAT Level 4. I'll be progressing onto the ACA professional exams soon, 11 exams over 3 years.

Honestly, I don't enjoy the work. Audit feels quite robotic and the environment isn't something I've taken to. I've just received an offer to join the Civil Service as an economist apprentice and I'm seriously considering making the switch.

For context, I've been interested in economics since A Levels — it's actually what I originally wanted to go into. The main hesitation is salary and starting over. If I start in September, it'll take 4 years to complete and I'd finish with an economics degree, likely earning £37–40k. Whereas if I stick at KPMG and qualify in 3 years, I'd be on at least £45k as a newly qualified — though with longer hours and work I don't enjoy.

I'm not against moving, it's more the feeling of restarting at 21 and finishing a degree at 25 compared to the typical 22–23. Though I appreciate that's not really "behind" in the grand scheme of things.

My main concern is making a huge decision and then realising the grass isn't always greener on the other side — so any honest perspectives from people who've worked in either environment would be really helpful.

What would you do in my position?

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u/Fast-Promise-1662 — 14 days ago