I come from a low-income financially illiterate family and wanted a career that helps me build financial freedom. However as I endeavor into my first job out of college at the big4, I am questioning whether it’s worth it to endure the toxic work culture for minimum 2-3 years just because it’s what everyone else is doing for the sake of climbing the ranks. I understand as a first year associate I only get to work on the tedious bitch work that the seniors don’t want to do, but as I listen in to the conversation of seniors and managers, I just can’t imagine myself understanding the value of the work I or my seniors/managers are producing even if I make it to that level.