09-28-2010, 11:27 PM
Dear noman ,thanks for taking time out n rplying.
after realising that its difficult to make place in big4 i joined one of the top ten firms for articles n at that moment i tried to satisfy myself with that option n put behind the idealism of big 4.trust me noman there was a great deal of difference between the working style of that firm n the big4 firm where i did internshp from.
big4 uses analytical approach n focuses less on substantive u must have known it since u were part of big4,the firm which i joined was legendary in past but trust me no professionalism was evident there.culture was so poor that i started feeling as if i had made a mistake choosing this profession coz the behaviour of seniors due to trend was so poor that one can hardly imagine.trust me i am not exagerating anyone who is experienced by now might have got idea which firm i am talking about.it was of aff alike repute in past.i dont blame seniors over there but there culture was so,same thing happened to them which they now do it with their juniors without considering whether it was right or wrong absolutley contradicting to islamic values.the list of their tyrany goes on.apart from all of this i decided to bear this but when i saw their audit approach it was 100%substantive n any graduate with a little common sense could do that.i did 3 audits there n trust me i got "0" value addition.
what quality of chartered accountant would i b if i do articles from there even if i qualify.
u can c samething happening in doctors who r all mbbs ,one dr makes u wait a week the other dr whereas prays for patients to visit.
one needs more luck to pass icap exams than hardwork examples prove that nevertheless hardwork is crucial.the quality of big4 students is really very high coz i have worked in both sort of firms majorly due to firms culture n workstyles.
my ultimate objective is not to b a partner but being part of big4 its good if one stays there after articles n waits 4 gud opportunities.
lack of use of audit software,substantive audit approach n manual auditing(only final accounts are prepared in excel)were major factors driving me away from that firm.
hope i have made myself more clear
after realising that its difficult to make place in big4 i joined one of the top ten firms for articles n at that moment i tried to satisfy myself with that option n put behind the idealism of big 4.trust me noman there was a great deal of difference between the working style of that firm n the big4 firm where i did internshp from.
big4 uses analytical approach n focuses less on substantive u must have known it since u were part of big4,the firm which i joined was legendary in past but trust me no professionalism was evident there.culture was so poor that i started feeling as if i had made a mistake choosing this profession coz the behaviour of seniors due to trend was so poor that one can hardly imagine.trust me i am not exagerating anyone who is experienced by now might have got idea which firm i am talking about.it was of aff alike repute in past.i dont blame seniors over there but there culture was so,same thing happened to them which they now do it with their juniors without considering whether it was right or wrong absolutley contradicting to islamic values.the list of their tyrany goes on.apart from all of this i decided to bear this but when i saw their audit approach it was 100%substantive n any graduate with a little common sense could do that.i did 3 audits there n trust me i got "0" value addition.
what quality of chartered accountant would i b if i do articles from there even if i qualify.
u can c samething happening in doctors who r all mbbs ,one dr makes u wait a week the other dr whereas prays for patients to visit.
one needs more luck to pass icap exams than hardwork examples prove that nevertheless hardwork is crucial.the quality of big4 students is really very high coz i have worked in both sort of firms majorly due to firms culture n workstyles.
my ultimate objective is not to b a partner but being part of big4 its good if one stays there after articles n waits 4 gud opportunities.
lack of use of audit software,substantive audit approach n manual auditing(only final accounts are prepared in excel)were major factors driving me away from that firm.
hope i have made myself more clear
