It has been, quite a long while since I've written. After landing the job i mentioned in the previous post, I had been extremely preoccupied. There wasn't any room for me to do anything else creative with my time. But I have recently quit my job, about a couple of weeks ago hence the post. Allow me to fill you in on it. I was a financial auditor for one of the Big 4s, namely KPMG. It was an experience. I don't regret working there, at all, but I am extremely relieved that I left. My first year wasn't bad. I was actually pretty content with the what I was doing. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either. I found that it was intellectually stimulating and because everyone was around the same age range, it was fun. The Company also provided plenty of social benefits to encourage the staff to release some stress from work. We had a lot of parties, but there were also a ridiculous amount of work to do in a short period of time. It really hit me hard towards the last year of working with the Company. I was working 16-20 hours a day sometimes 6 days a week. There were a couple of times where the work continued through the weekend. It was extremely unpleasant. There was no break, mentally. Sometimes I'd go home, fall asleep thinking about work and waking up the next day thinking about what I can get done on the day, what else I have to do and what can be done to ensure that the work is complete in the time that is needed. It was torture and I burnt out. I lost motivation, or any sort enthusiasm to do the work. I would wake up sometimes wishing I would fall ill, occasionally hoping for a semi-severe illness so that I would be able to take at least a week off to rest. I'm glad it's over, but it was a bittersweet ending though. I really do love the people I worked with. Pretty darn sure that I won't be able to work in that sort environment ever again, unless of course, I reapply back to the Company or any of the other Big 4s. I'm a little biased though, I still think KPMG is the best, in terms of people and social benefits. Well, it was the case for me with people in my department, at least. I can't really vouch for the other departments and i've heard a fair share of hell stories there. You're probably wondering, so what am I going to next? Well, I considered going back to school to do my masters but, it doesn't seem practical anymore because i'm going traveling for the next 3 months, and all my savings will be gone by the time I'm done, and I would have no way to pay for school. I have yet to even complete my certification, and that's another thing entirely. So, I'm a little bit conflicted. Shall I still try to apply for masters, or shall I go back to work and complete my professional certification? I would need pay for them either way. Going back to work seems like a more practical option. Well, I have about a month to think about it. Til then, ta!