October 23, 2023 at 4:13 am

‘Everyone here is faking it.’ Woman Quit Her High-Paying Job Because She Had No Idea What She Was Doing

by Matthew Gilligan

Source: TikTok/@sabrinabui1999

Some things just aren’t all they’re cracked up to be…

And in this case, it sounds like working for one of the “Big Four” accounting firms is one of those things.

A woman named Sabrina posted a video on TikTok and explained why she left a high-paying corporate gig.

She said, “So last week I posted that I resigned from a job at a Big Rour company. Let me tell you guys why I left EY [Ernst & Young].”

Sabrina said that she liked her colleagues but, after working there for a year, she decided that she was incredibly unhappy at the job.

Source: TikTok/@sabrinabui1999

Sabrina then said, “That’s when it hit me: I don’t understand accounting, I don’t like what I am doing.”

She said she realized she didn’t want to train new employees and assume more leadership responsibilities and this led to sleepless nights and anxiety.

Source: TikTok/@sabrinabui1999

She said that she “faked it for a year” at the job and, even though others at the company said that “everyone here is faking it,” she decided it was time to quit.

Source: TikTok/@sabrinabui1999

Here’s what she had to say.

@sabrinabui1999

Why I quit my job with no backup plan💅🏼 #big4accountant #corporatelife #corporatetiktok #fyp #accountinglife #accounting #unemployed #unemployedlife #ey #resign #quitingbig4 #worklife #stayathomedaughter #accountingstudent #accountingtiktok #corporateamerica #quittingmyjob #resignationletter

♬ What Was I Made For? [From The Motion Picture “Barbie”] – Billie Eilish

And here’s how people reacted.

This person thinks this is pretty common.

Source: TikTok/@sabrinabui1999

Another individual said our jobs take up way too much of our lives.

Source: TikTok/@sabrinabui1999

And this TikTokker said it best!

No one knows what they’re doing!

Source: TikTok/@sabrinabui1999

Maybe big finance jobs aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.

Sure sounds like it, huh?