EDIT: Thank you for your messages!! From TOA Global po ako, medj naoverwhelm po kasi ako sa messages baka di ko na maisa isa this week hahaha If you wanna be referred and know more, just lmk! Will need your CV and these details po. Thank you and may we all find peace and happiness sa ating paths na tatahakin!!

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TLDR: I now work for an outsourcing company, dayshift, full onsite, Auditor role. Happy and satisfied; grass is really greener outside Audit firms, tho it took me sometime to land this opportunity.

Hi everyone! I posted here before crying about my frustrations in job hunting kasi di ko gaano magmit yung Big4 expi ko. Currently, I’m employed as an Auditor now and I feel so much happier, lighter, and financially better!

I waited for a month before posting an update because I don’t wanna be crushed with disappointment later when it turns out na pakitang tao lang sa first days yung pinapakita nila. Now, since I entered right during the busy season and so far, I’ve handled more entities than I did back then when I was still in big4, I could confidently say na I am in a much better place. The managers are very accommodating, and approachable. My team members would sometimes approach me to ask if my questions ba ako regarding the softwares since wala akong ka expi expi sa kahit anong accounting/audit softwares. Right from the get go, my recruiter told me that I’m lucky since the client was fairly big and generous, and it showed sa benefits na nakukuha and makukuha pa namin in the future hehe. Swertihan lang talaga sa client, siguro ito na reward after experiencing all those things sa prev employer ko HAHAHAHA

In terms of salary, I am undeniably the lowest among our team, pero ako rin kasi yung youngest and with the least experience, barely 2 yrs working. During intro too, akala nila 3yrs working na ako kasi parang yun nga yung minimum expi required so I feel really really lucky for landing this spot. Our newest hire, which is from audit firm rin, earns 1.2x higher than me because they stayed for 3 yrs and senior na din. Made me think na had I stayed for one more year, maybe I could nego my salary too? But then I came to a conclusion na I wouldn’t dare to imagine staying for another year in “”hell”” so there’s that LOL. Stay in the audit firm for as long as you can, doesn’t matter whether Big4 or not, and then nego your salaries like crazy during interviews. Don’t be like me na nahiya mag nego kasi mataas na asking salary ko in the first place so imagine my surprise nung inaccept nila yung smol increase na hiningi ko. With my resume, I applied in almost every local/multinational companies out there but I either won’t even be given a chance for an interview, or they would reconfirm my asking salary and then reject me afterwards hahahaha.

From what I heard, mga kakilala ng katrabaho ko, 100k min ang salary. Those might be an outlier but still, dasarv naman I believe since timeslot and US client could be taxing, and might be harmful to health in the long run. Mga nakakausap ko, pinili talaga ang morning shift. Pero ang laki ng differencr, so pick ur poison na lang HAHAHAHHA

If you wanna kno more or be referred, hmu! Would gladly introduce you to the company, as I did with my prev Big4 colleagues na nirerecruit ko na bc would defo recommend to a friend hahahah

Ang daming sinabi sorry dhfhhdhd but in conclusion, unsuccessful transition to accounting work kasi walang tumanggap sakin since wala pa akong exp sa end to end or specific accounts. Hirap mag apply locally for a much higher salary if di pa senior like me. Being in big4 won’t really matter, but it did help my case since di nga pasok sa yrs required ako, pero yung nag interview sakin was from the same firm way back then so plus points me thinks during interview lol I’m saying na it won’t matter because our team consisted of internal auditors, auditors from Big4 and Big6/10 so palakasan na lang talaga sa guardian angel.