>tfw you fell for the accounting/cpa meme >professors: "Oh you'll make great money! Tons of opportunities for CPAs after SOX! You don't have to work in accounting! You can do a bunch of stuff with a CPA! Corporate jobs require a CPA!"
What the professors didn't tell you:
>you work a shit load of hours >get paid just above someone stacking shelves at Wal-Mart >employers EXPECT you to work a shit ton of overtime because "well, you're an accountant, duh!", "Deadlines are deadlines." >do bullshit, mundane work day after day >have to deal with shitty clients if you work in public >have to deal with shitty managers and bosses >field is full of bitchy, career driven women trying to get you fired so they can get promoted >full of office politics >full of H1B chinks & Pajeets willing to work for half your wage or for free as interns so they can stay in USA
Fuck. I'm getting out of this field. Might start selling cars or get into programming. Any advice on what field I should pursue, Veeky Forums?
Nathaniel Sanchez
Went into the futures regulation. Not bad so far OP
- 37.5 hours a week - Can arrive at 8am and leave at 4pm - decent salary - audits not as detailed as public accounting
Benjamin Cruz
>futures regulation
How'd you get into that? I wonder if they have that in Texas. Do you work for the government?
Caleb Baker
I went to an interview two weeks ago. 40k range salary and I should know this week. The money is good for a single person in my low cost area.
However no one cared about my resume and accounting degree until I started passing CPA sections.
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Lucas Baker
financial audit. Or any audit, really.
It's kinda like CPA work, except pajeets are less common, the hours aren't as oppressive (unless you want them to be or work for Big 4), training is 100% paid for, you have a close tie to your executive suite, and everyone licks your asshole because you wield the power, not the other way around.
source: I'm an internal auditor.
Robert Lopez
>the hours aren't as oppressive
Okay, how many hours though? I might want to do internal IT audit, but fuck I hate overtime.
Daniel Hall
Work for a regulator, which works on behalf of the government
I just applied and got in
Hudson Campbell
I feel you my man. Identical experience here but with law instead. I Quit 1 year in and haven't looked back since.
Life is beautiful now. Fuck being being a professional, I'm never going to be a desk jockey ever again.
Some things to add to the list: - Business formal is borderline torture - You are expected to bring in clients with no sales training or experience - The hours in your contract may vary. (the compensation won't) - You will only get to see sunlight during the weekends in the winter - Some days you'll go 10 hours with no food and 1-2 bathroom breaks because muh deadlines - EVERYONE in the business is absolutely miserable
Thankfully I have comfy unemployment benefits with let me NEET it up for 2 years. In your position I'd probably go into sales just because it's the most useful and versatile skill to have in business. So it's a useful way to make a living while figuring out what you want to do with your life.
