definitely would not suggest work in SG if you cannot handle stress. With your accounting degree i would suggest to just work as finance/account exec in commercial companies in Malaysia. The work is not that stressful and you can earn within your expected salary. Don't ever go to audit especially in Big 4. I would def not advice u to become forklift operator, since you already spend lots of money and time to study accounting it will be a waste.

btw i'm an accountant currently working in a renowned f&b company in malaysia, spent my fair share of time in audit

This post has been edited by iammasivers: May 27 2022, 09:37 AM

yup coming out from audit u will be promoted faster. I got promoted in 1 and half year. But it also depends on a lot of other factors like vacancies.

Stress level and workload is definitely higher in audit, at least for medium firm and big 4 audit. The pay is more or less the same in both audit and commercial. But in commercial you generally work lesser hours , so you'll earn higher pay per hour as compared to audit. Work life balance obviously is better in commercial, very little to no travelling required and your tasks is more routine and predictable.