The Big 4 hire thousands of new college grads every year. New hires start out as Staff, then if they work out they get promoted to Senior, then Manager, then Senior Manager, etc. Very high turnover (to be expected, many college grads haven't matured). As it stands right now AI can replace most of the staff-level jobs. Big 4's problem, though, is that if they eliminate or reduce staff hires they won't have the people to work up the ranks to the more senior positions (which as of now are not threatened by AI).
But the point of the article is a great one to consider: What happens to all those college grads if the jobs with accounting firms dry up?
Replies to: "Big 4 accounting firms are already working hard on this"
- Job apocalypse? [LINK]
- Curly1918 - 8:42am 6/17/25
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- Much like farriers and blacksmiths a century ago. - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 2:31pm 6/17/25
- In the late 1800s horsesit shoveling was a major employer in NYC [LINK]
- Curly1918 - 2:45pm 6/17/25
- If we had competent, agile, virtuous and adaptive governments it would be no big deal. - iairishcheeks - 3:48pm 6/17/25
- Sure Checkers, no big deal if your favs like Booby Jr. and Vivek were running things. [NT] - Frank L - 4:46pm 6/17/25
- If we had competent, agile, virtuous and adaptive governments it would be no big deal. - iairishcheeks - 3:48pm 6/17/25
- In the late 1800s horsesit shoveling was a major employer in NYC [LINK]
- Curly1918 - 2:45pm 6/17/25
- This is a threat to the upper middle class and lower upper class jobs. - LanceManion - 9:17am 6/17/25
- Your last sentence is the crucial point. - MAS - 10:11am 6/17/25
- Indeed, ChrisGPT is just around the corner. - iairishcheeks - 11:41am 6/17/25
- GPT is known to hallucinate to support a position. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:29pm 6/17/25
- That's not who Chris is. I can't believe I'm defending him, but he's a Dem of old. - MAS - 6:09pm 6/17/25
- I'm saying he'll be replaced by AI, education is low hanging fruit. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 6:57pm 6/17/25
- You got it. 70 years of plenty along with increased automation and secularization isn't a good mix. [NT] - LanceManion - 10:15am 6/17/25
- Indeed, ChrisGPT is just around the corner. - iairishcheeks - 11:41am 6/17/25
- And a threat to Universities! Today's students use AI to get grades for degrees that will be useless [LINK]
- Curly1918 - 9:41am 6/17/25
- My daughters catcher from her travel ball team had a scholarship offer from University of Tampa. - TampaIrish - 11:00am 6/17/25
- My niece, goddaughter, PHD, wants her son to be a plumber/electrician and own his own company cuz - Frankx - 12:29pm 6/17/25
- My son is in a 2 year program to learn how to build, program and fly drones. It has a 100% job - TampaIrish - 1:57pm 6/17/25
- Hmmmmm, I got a hook up in the drone thing if you wanna talk [NT]
- Frankx - 2:12pm 6/17/25
- Nice. Really appreciate the offer. I want him to get involved a little deeper first. - TampaIrish - 2:28pm 6/17/25
- There are a number of companies in Iowa doing crop spraying by drone as well. [LINK]
- iairishcheeks - 3:13pm 6/17/25
- I know Ag is a big user of the drones. Our friend has a large orange grove north of us and he uses - TampaIrish - 4:38pm 6/17/25
- Yep, got it just let me know [NT] - Frankx - 2:46pm 6/17/25
- There are a number of companies in Iowa doing crop spraying by drone as well. [LINK]
- iairishcheeks - 3:13pm 6/17/25
- Nice. Really appreciate the offer. I want him to get involved a little deeper first. - TampaIrish - 2:28pm 6/17/25
- Hmmmmm, I got a hook up in the drone thing if you wanna talk [NT]
- Frankx - 2:12pm 6/17/25
- My son is in a 2 year program to learn how to build, program and fly drones. It has a 100% job - TampaIrish - 1:57pm 6/17/25
- My niece, goddaughter, PHD, wants her son to be a plumber/electrician and own his own company cuz - Frankx - 12:29pm 6/17/25
- My kids school makes them hand write essays to attempt to avert AI. Human nature, but pathetic. [NT] - LanceManion - 10:16am 6/17/25
- My daughters catcher from her travel ball team had a scholarship offer from University of Tampa. - TampaIrish - 11:00am 6/17/25
- Your last sentence is the crucial point. - MAS - 10:11am 6/17/25
- 'Well, the world needs ditch-diggers, too.' - Judge Smails - Nigel Tufnel - 9:17am 6/17/25
- Prob need to really address why co’s want to shed jobs- - BaronVonZemo - 9:06am 6/17/25
- Big 4 accounting firms are already working hard on this - Mark - 8:56am 6/17/25
- This made me laugh - Nigel Tufnel - 9:54am 6/17/25
- In accounting, at what level do you think AI would replace jobs? - BaronVonZemo - 9:20am 6/17/25
- Already doing it at Staff level. Probably could do Senior level too. [NT] - Mark - 12:52pm 6/17/25
- Much like farriers and blacksmiths a century ago. - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 2:31pm 6/17/25