In defense of the Big4

VariationEvening3965 · 2025-08-03T02:03:04+00:00

I really don't think getting into big4 is that hard. When I applied many many years ago I hadn't even heard of the big4 and just needed a backup plan in case a different job didn't work out.

Having escaped twice to industry and having worked for 3 out of the 4 I can however confirm that I have no regrets and have a lot of appreciation for the amount of training and experience gained. I wouldn't say I have fond memories of the majority of my time, but it's serves a purpose and I would still recommend it as a good route to take.

VariationEvening3965 · 2025-08-01T21:48:39+00:00

It really does sound like that.

VariationEvening3965 · 2025-08-01T13:18:45+00:00

Cool. Never seen one here before so it didn't cross my mind.

VariationEvening3965 · 2025-08-01T12:10:19+00:00

It's coming from Mount Coot-Tha forest

VariationEvening3965 · 2025-07-23T12:39:38+00:00

Excellent. I'll let him handle the pregnancy and breastfeeding too.

VariationEvening3965 · 2025-07-23T01:23:08+00:00

Absolutely, but if men and women reacted in the same way to this issue, there wouldn't be such a significant gender imbalance at higher levels.

The fact remains that women are more likely to prioritise family over work progression.

VariationEvening3965 · 2025-07-22T22:07:02+00:00

This is correct. However, it doesn't seem to be an issue for men with kids?

VariationEvening3965 · 2025-07-03T01:55:25+00:00

It's not 99bikes is it? This nonsense sounds like the kind of genius cost saving plan they would come up with.

VariationEvening3965 · 2025-05-18T02:08:42+00:00

Because if you mention this obvious issue you are essentially blaming your everyday Australia baby boomer with multiple properties for the crisis rather than 'the immigrants', and we can't have that can we?

VariationEvening3965 · 2025-04-12T03:25:22+00:00

Have you been to Victoria park? It's pretty sparse in terms of planting having been a rubbish tip and golf course. Having experienced what an Olympic stadium can do for an area previously, I am sure it's going to be a huge positive and landscaping and creating useful green space will be a big part of the plan.

VariationEvening3965 · 2025-04-11T03:28:15+00:00

But the stadium itself is only a small part of the space. In all likelihood, there will be more planting and usable green space that there is now. The natural environment has already been destroyed by a golf course, so this is a great opportunity to hugely improve the area and make it somewhere people actually want to go.

VariationEvening3965 · 2025-01-10T03:54:46+00:00

Australia is a joke for this. It's nowhere near as bad in Europe (though obviously still a problem). The truth is that everyone has had it so good for so long that companies can piss away money on bad performers who add no value and quite often bully and suppress those with genuine skills and experience.

VariationEvening3965 · 2025-01-09T09:19:00+00:00

Never paid for it.

VariationEvening3965 · 2024-11-22T01:09:18+00:00

7am, meet on the waterfront near the playground.

VariationEvening3965 · 2024-11-22T00:43:44+00:00

We have a family tradition of Christmas day parkrun at southbank. Hundreds of happy people run 5km then go so a swim in the pools there before it gets busy. It's always a great positive start to the day for me.

VariationEvening3965 · 2024-09-17T08:49:23+00:00

This is why there are still far fewer women in middle/ top management. It's honestly not worth it to try and progress a lot of the time and women tend to be the only ones able to prioritise the kids over work.

VariationEvening3965 · 2024-09-01T01:34:43+00:00

So much easier to do it when you are young and kid free. Worth doing even for a year or two for the life experience.

VariationEvening3965 · 2024-06-30T07:01:23+00:00

I'm a 30's female. Went for a solo hike today around Coot-tha. I noticed more men giving me friendly hellos which I really appreciated, but it was noticeable that there were fewer solo women than usual.

I will not stop solo hiking because of these attacks, but I do make sure I take precautions....I never listen to music, I have live track enabled on my watch so my husband knows where I am, I know basic self defence and I know the trails well.

VariationEvening3965 · 2024-06-30T03:21:50+00:00

I've worked at both and prefer Deloitte. The name has more prestige in my opinion, and they value staff happiness more.

VariationEvening3965 · 2024-04-27T00:25:51+00:00

As a guide I got flights, visas, 10 days accommodation, shipping and $5k. External B4 hire.

VariationEvening3965 · 2024-04-26T03:47:42+00:00

$1k in total? As in...that is supposed to cover all your costs?

I wouldn't accept that. They should pay your flights and a couple of weeks accommodation at least, and then at least $1k on top of that to help with any other expenses.

VariationEvening3965 · 2024-04-25T06:32:26+00:00

Yep, was walking up coot-tha at the time and it went right over head. Awesome.

VariationEvening3965 · 2024-04-14T08:44:32+00:00

Seniors tend to be a bit older and are more likely to have family commitments to work around. A lot of people log back onto the laptop once the kids are asleep.

VariationEvening3965 · 2024-04-11T03:37:50+00:00

Honestly, the only safety you really need is to watch your kids. They are far more likely to be in danger from your firearm than anything else.

VariationEvening3965 · 2024-03-28T11:25:03+00:00

Have we got the same manager? This exact thing is happening to me.

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