Big 4 Advisory - Mid Year Review Assessment = I'm a low performer My manager and I had my mid year review and it was determined that I'm a low performer. I took ownership of the issues my manager raised.

One thing I disagreed with was my industry knowledge on a particular engagement. The client went over some items related to the engagement and even the director on the engagement had to request a second meeting to understand what was going on, but this was used against me in the performance memo and it was suggested that I should do some self study. I wanted to take ownership, so I took responsibility and didn't point fingers. I'm also studying to get a certification, so I'll have ammunition when my Year End Review comes around.

The Big 4 seems very political, but everyone is so nice.

Anyways, I have the following questions:

1. Should I even think about getting promoted?
2. How likely am I to get fired?
3. Should I start applying at competing Big 4 firm?