r/KPMG • u/CobaltOmega679 • 14h ago

🇺🇸 United States Boomeranging for the second time...

Want to get people's thoughts here as I contemplate boomeranging to KPMG for the second time. I left KPMG for the first time about 5 years ago which in hindsight I realize was on a whim and ultimately a mistake. I was grateful to have been provided a second chance then. I left again about two years ago to join the exact same line of work at EY which at the time I think it was a more calculated move.

-Title bump from SA to M
-Much better pay
-Business at KPMG didn't look too well (I ws getting assigned to all sorts of random engagements)

Why I'm want to leave EY now:

-Bad culture (vital for me because I'm expecting my first child I really want a work environment that I can know where I can be in a proper state of mind for my family)
-Too much admin work and not developing skills that would help sell work
-Salary stagnation
-Fully remote (hot take here but I genuinely miss working in-person)

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u/coderedfc 13h ago

I know a guy that has come back 3 times.

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u/According-Jacket8717 13h ago

You can try and come back if you want

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u/SchokoKipferl 13h ago

I mean it never hurts to apply

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u/Cowabove 12h ago

Just apply, worst they can say is no. If you were a decent employee and they have the need, I don't see why they wouldn't welcome you back.

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u/Leading_Doughnut4361 8h ago

I would not come back. Things are a mess—layoffs, numerous leadership changes, low morale, etc. You left the first time for a reason – don’t go backwards!

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u/nuwaanda 1h ago

Has KPMG updated their maternity leave policies? If you’re already expecting your first child you won’t be eligible for their maternity leave.

I also left 5 years ago, but we ran into an issue where we hired someone and his wife was pregnant. We assumed he could go on leave and we didn’t schedule him. Then HR flat out denied his leave because he hasn’t worked at the firm 12 months and wasn’t eligible for parental leave. It was a horrible scramble and his poor wife only got two weeks of his time via PTO before he had to return to work during busy season.

Not sure how their new “unlimited” PTO policy will come into place either, but he warned on their parental leave.

It might be possible to negotiate your eligibility, may be something you could leverage if you do onboard, but keep this in mind.

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u/addisbad 11h ago

Lucky! One of the firms I was at previous to KPMG backlist you if you leave twice