A Year in the Life of a Big 4 Employee
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January:
New Year, new projects! Decked up in sharp formals, armed with industry buzzwords like "synergy" and "transformative approach," they step into the year with 100% energy—though 50% of it is spent recycling last year’s "industry best practices."
February-March:
The real grind begins. Project management hats on, they juggle calls, dashboards, and client-ready PowerPoints. Don’t ask for the substance in reports, though—it's 20% insights, 80% visuals. Because presentation is the game.
April-June:
That’s when Big 4 employees show off their secret skill—Time Travel. Why? Because they’re in five time zones at once—morning calls with APAC, afternoon reviews with EMEA, and night meetings with the Americas. Their biggest flex? Looking unfazed during a 3 a.m. Zoom call.
July-September:
Annual reviews and industry trends season. You’d think they were on the factory floor with all the knowledge they showcase, but nope—it’s just well-curated slides from a few years back. (“Change the client name and voilà!”)
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October-December:
The year-end sprint. Clients want miracles; they deliver polished PowerPoint decks with customized industry insights that… oddly resemble every other client’s report. But hey, throw in a few charts, some jargon, and an "executive summary" to make it pop!
And what keeps them going through it all? The gospel of "work hard, party harder." Loud, extravagant parties with free-flowing booze blur the lines between weekends and weekdays. A haze of cocktails and EDM beats convinces them they’re living the life, even when the real outcome is just a killer hangover and back-to-back Monday morning meetings.
On LinkedIn, they boast about delivering "excellence under pressure." Off LinkedIn, they’re experts at looking like they’ve been on the field when most of their fieldwork happens on GOOGLE (& now CHATGPT).
Big 4 employees: dressed to kill, masters of perception, and living proof that you can look like you’re on top of the world while juggling recycled insights and caffeine.
Too relatable or too real ?
Author: Kishore Mondal
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