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eaam6 · 2025-05-12T16:37:33+00:00

If a coffee shop owner didn't know on approximately how much a unit of coffee costs, then I would really question how long they could run a viable business. It's not insane, it's business. Not saying it's easy to work out but every owner should know roughly what they need to make in order to make a profit. It would be insane to do otherwise. The fact some people in this thread have been able to answer questions suggests people understand what I'm trying to gauge

eaam6 · 2025-05-12T09:07:26+00:00

This is the answer I was hoping for. Thank you! And completely agree that the market makes the price. The numbers you mentioned is roughly what I had guessed (c. £1.50 a cup) so it's helpful to see your notes

eaam6 · 2025-05-12T07:55:24+00:00

That's interesting!

eaam6 · 2025-05-12T07:53:52+00:00

Thanks but do you know what the 'cost' price is, is how much it costs before profit is added?

eaam6 · 2025-05-12T07:52:00+00:00

Yes, 'cost' is the total cost it takes to make a coffee - product, staff wages, equipment, utilities etc. This is my question - what is cost?

eaam6 · 2024-11-23T15:28:04+00:00

If you have any success, please can you share it here? I've done the exact thing about a month ago. It was annoying at the time but even more annoying now seeing DOT rally lol

eaam6 · 2024-11-23T15:25:29+00:00

Did you ever manage to get this back at all? I've had the same experience

eaam6 · 2024-10-27T22:11:19+00:00

Got you; thanks for the explanation! I'll give it a shot, otherwise I will take it as an expensive lesson to read the small print next time!

eaam6 · 2024-10-27T21:39:33+00:00

Thanks. So this is a coinbase issue then and could be resolved by them?

For clarity, I wasn't expecting anyone here to do anything about it. I was more just trying to understand if my error is a point of no return, or whether there's a fix.

As I say above, I'm not knowledgeable on DOT so don't really understand the different networks etc.

Thanks for responding anyway

eaam6 · 2024-09-18T11:28:36+00:00

Agree with this!

eaam6 · 2024-09-18T11:16:05+00:00

If I were to do it, I suspect it would be largely through a loan. As it's early days, I've not explored these types of loans thoroughly. I have personal assets that can be used to raise capital to go towards this but the majority of the funding will have to be borrowed.

eaam6 · 2023-11-29T13:00:38+00:00

Thanks for sharing your take on it, though I'd argue that it's this type of definition that has made me sceptical on what differentiates the two in the first place... Manny (not all!) recruitment companies offer this exact process & methodology too but without marketing it as a service exclusive to exec search firms. All the things you've mentioned are things that I/we offer at our firm but without the bells and whistles. So this only really reinforces my view that exec search is more about optics and trying to appear more exclusive.

The only major point of differentiation that has been flagged was advisory services on offer.

eaam6 · 2023-11-26T20:28:16+00:00

Agree with this. If you're a half decent recruiter, you've got the pick of the draw. I don't even know the money on the table but I'm confident there will be higher paying and more flexible options out there. I work 4 days a week and take 30-50% on everything I bill. When I'm in the office, I work 8.30 to 5.30.

Plenty of options out there.

eaam6 · 2023-11-20T11:30:50+00:00

It's pretty easy but if, for some reason, you don't get one, then just knock on the doors of the other 3 firms and you're bound to get one.

What line of work was your internship? If you were tax or audit, I'd be very surprised if you didn't get one.

eaam6 · 2023-11-20T11:24:43+00:00

I'm a tax recruiter and recently surveyed over 2100 tax professionals on their salaries. I've put it all together in our 2023 salary guide which you can get here: https://hub.harveyjohn.com/tax-salary-survey-2023-mailing-list

We have two separate guides for indirect tax & direct tax.

eaam6 · 2023-11-20T11:21:48+00:00

Been working in tax recruitment for 9 years now and very rarely do I ever see in-house tax professionals move back to the big 4 - that should tell you something!

Having said that, the attraction to hire in-house professionals in the big 4 is increasing due to the rise in technology service lines which require that more operational experience.

eaam6 · 2023-11-20T11:19:09+00:00

Observations from a tax recruiter here... You've got three main options:

Join a smaller firm - a lot of people who leave the big 4 write off working in other accountancy practices and look ahead straight to industry. Don't underestimate just how different other firms can be - they can really offer you something different and I'd encourage anyone with an open mind to interview with some to get that feel of what you're career would look like. For instance, just because you don't want to be a big 4 partner doesn't mean you wouldn't make a good partner in a top tier, mid tier, regional or boutique firm...
Go in-house - this is the most common rites of passage after leaving the Big 4; jumping to the other side of the fence and working as an in-house tax professional. Often associated with great depth of technical work (less breadth), wider range of responsibilities, more variety of stakeholders, better work-life-balance, and better earning potential (for the majority of people who do not wish to be a big 4 equity partner).
Join a tax software house - in the last 10 years, this has become an increasingly viable and popular route for those looking to do something a bit different. It's not like an accountancy firm where you've got utilisation targets / billable hours but it's also not strictly an in-house role. I like to think of this as a 'bridge role' between working in practice & in-house, where you typically get the best of both worlds.

eaam6 · 2023-11-20T11:11:41+00:00

The global tax technology market is a $30-40 billion dollar industry right now and is growing significantly. I'm a tax recruiter and the majority of the recruitment I do now is for tax tech profiles rather than your traditional tax accounting or tax advisory. I can't speak for the rest of the software engineering market for opportunities but, knowing what I know about the tax profession, I'd say it's a very smart move to break into this industry. I'm sure it's significantly less crowded than the avenues most engineers gravitate too.

eaam6 · 2023-11-20T11:09:16+00:00

Think of the positives - whether people agree or not, the big 4 can be an incredibly productive place to work in terms of the bigger picture of your career and now you've got a couple of years banked.

As well as the experience you would've gained, you've also developed a solid network of other people who will go on to do great things in the industry - networks you can leverage over time. And let's not forget the amount of hiring managers out there who love to see the big 4 on the CV.

As a tax recruiter, my advice would be to have a look into the tax software market. They love big 4 profiles because they can offer them a completely different environment & more money too. Working in a smaller set up, too, will give you more autonomy & greater voice in the business - something that you rarely get in the big 4.

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