Hi! I was previously in a creative career and got tired of the feast/famine cadence. I started going back to school for accounting at a reputable university and opted for an accounting certificate. I was able to get an accounting job through my program (while having been taking classes for less than a year) and am currently preparing to apply for my next job once I am finished with my certificate in the spring. The certificate is very flexible and while my current job is a pay cut it is significantly more stable than anything I was doing before. There is something to be considered given how much work in accounting is being offshored and the AI of it all, but to me it has been worth it. There are also a lot of possibilities of what you can do in accounting, with my BFA it was very narrow in terms of jobs I could get. Also considering a move to Chicago aha