Reneging on a Big 4 for a Corporate Banking Role

So I accepted an internship offer with a Big 4 in NYC earlier this year. It was all I had at the time and was unsure or not if I'd be able to break into banking as I attend a non-target. I was just extended an offer with better pay, and a housing stipend also in NYC at a large bank. How do I go about reneging on the Accounting firm and are there any risks to my new offer in doing so? I know reneging on a BB for another BB in Investment Banking is a big no no but in my case I'm changing industries and it's what I actually want to do vs accounting which was the best option at the time.

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Send an email to them detailing all these reasons. Be honest, pour your heart and soul into it, go the full 9 yards.

Then finish with a nice two word sentence “Accounting sucks.”

 

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