Not high as before, especially after Covid.

Basically we are having more stress (bad results from clients due to Covid, more risks), less pay, and nothing motivating enough to look forward to (some firms freeze promotion or just terang2 say no bonus).

Bro audit firms pay shit ton lesser than MNCs la haha

This is how auditors jump out and occasionally humble brag to their friends on their 50% increase in salaries and shit

To keep it simple, client not performing = they dont want to pay as much as before = maintain fees or request to cut fees or drop to lower tier firm = less income for firms = less income for partners = less income for everyone else

Unlikely

They dont terang terang tell u, just give you false hope so that they retain staff until after peak