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rrrrrpitch
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Posted: 29 Dec 2008 at 22:40 \| IP Logged

Hello,

Someone told me that when you work public accounting at a big four accounting firm you cinsistently work 60+ hours a week and have no life. All of the people that I have heard get entry level jobs at big 4 firms said they just work until they get their license and then quit because it is so bad.

Is this just the way it is in the area of the country that I live in (nebraska) or is it like this everywhere?

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Posted: 29 Dec 2008 at 23:03 \| IP Logged

rrrrrpitch, it really depends on the department and managers. I've heard from several people who work at Big4 that they normally work 40-45 hours and 50-55 hours during the season (+5 weeks of vacation). There are other people who told me that 65-80 hours is "normal" for them. They worked during holidays and on weekends.

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Posted: 30 Dec 2008 at 13:54 \| IP Logged

rrrrrpitch, Don't be scared to work hard.

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Posted: 30 Dec 2008 at 14:20 \| IP Logged

007CPA, nobody is scared to work hard 8 hours a day. More than that can destroy any family relationships. For single people who don't have anything better to do, working days and night might be a good idea. For anybody who has the life outside of a work place, 8 hours of work are more than enough.

Edited by lelik on 30 Dec 2008 at 14:21

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Posted: 30 Dec 2008 at 15:45 \| IP Logged

My father and grandfather always told me that working "only" 40 hours per week is a job not a career :)

Edited by heavydutysg135 on 30 Dec 2008 at 16:03

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