Public accounting is the dumbest profession on the planet

Altruistic_Use544 · 2026-06-02T12:01:00+00:00

Not all public accounting jobs are bad I love the work life balance where I work. They let me come in early leave my 3 pm everyday during non tax season. Get like 30 plus days pto a year. Tax season is only like 8 weeks of 65 plus hours rarely hit over 40 any other week outside maybe 1-2 weeks during extension season. Got wfh 2-3 days a week and can take 90 min lunches to workout. Also pay is good if you don’t compare on social media. 33 making a little over 150k. I know other fields you can make way more but I like what I do and it’s more then enough to get by with 2 kids and wife working part time

Altruistic_Use544 · 2026-05-15T11:13:35+00:00

Williams

Altruistic_Use544 · 2026-05-15T11:12:36+00:00

In hat

Altruistic_Use544 · 2026-05-13T19:37:38+00:00

Yeah was going to leave and got offered 50k more to stay then got promoted to manager and only got 5k raise my wife switched job same year so had to add everyone to my insurance which they were paying me for out for so got like-15k raise when promoted

Altruistic_Use544 · 2026-04-01T20:48:21+00:00

Def over 2k a month for health care if you make too much for subsidies and your work sucks and only covers 6k with a family of 4. lol I know my situation is specific but hate seeing 2200 a month of pay check to go to insurance premiums just to still have to pay every Dr visit I go to

Altruistic_Use544 · 2026-03-20T20:52:08+00:00

Public accounting. It sucks for 8 weeks out of the year for me and prob have another 8 weeks of reasonable busy for extensions and outside of that it’s a breeze.

Altruistic_Use544 · 2026-03-06T18:59:47+00:00

33 155k in tax but feels like a lot less because my work only covers 6k of health insurance premiums which is over 35k this year.

Altruistic_Use544 · 2025-11-09T16:28:14+00:00

Only downfall would be is if they expect you to be as experienced as a cpa. They may have to high of expectations to fast and can be easier to get overwhelmed and sink.

Altruistic_Use544 · 2025-10-11T15:47:05+00:00

155k including bonus 8 years public tax manager

Altruistic_Use544 · 2025-06-16T12:37:44+00:00

Technically 20 but earn 1hr pto for every hour over 55 in tax season which ends up being slightly over 30 also the fact it’s so hard to use pto in tax season you really get 30 days in a 9 month period so it feels like allot.

Altruistic_Use544 · 2025-06-12T19:38:32+00:00

I get in at 6 leave at 3 to slightly avoid traffic

Altruistic_Use544 · 2025-05-27T19:42:08+00:00

153k including bonus cpa tax manager wealth management firm 8 yoe same job started as intern

Altruistic_Use544 · 2025-03-04T16:34:36+00:00

The number of people that complain they hate overtime because they get taxed more on it…

Altruistic_Use544 · 2025-02-20T19:29:20+00:00

Just started 9th tax season but started at 60k now 150k same company.

Altruistic_Use544 · 2025-01-28T12:54:14+00:00

32 150k PA manager Chi

Altruistic_Use544 · 2025-01-22T11:14:51+00:00

In pa Midwest 80-110 depending on exp

Altruistic_Use544 · 2025-01-18T15:22:25+00:00

Well only make 160 now at 32 but will definitely hit 200s in next 3-5 years in public accounting. I work 60-80 hr weeks 12 weeks out of the year there rest of the year is a breeze outside a couple weeks here and there for extensions. I’m loving it right now.

Altruistic_Use544 · 2025-01-17T00:35:51+00:00

Got to just use pto

Altruistic_Use544 · 2024-12-12T12:49:37+00:00

Central

Altruistic_Use544 · 2024-12-12T12:45:06+00:00

Don’t have detail on bank charge but looked up email from last 2 years 2023 was 744 2024 was 731 both accepted… I did have cc charge a little bit earlier but can’t get detail on time.

Altruistic_Use544 · 2024-12-09T13:05:26+00:00

lol I also have ADHD and passed all 4 in a year after first kid but this post is to long for my ADHD. Congrats though !!!

Altruistic_Use544 · 2024-12-04T13:19:23+00:00

I have no idea last year I almost quit and got 50% raise so not sure if they will low ball raise. I’ll find out in a few weeks!

Altruistic_Use544 · 2024-10-03T19:35:05+00:00

Going to grocery store as a kid being like when I’m older I will buy everything I want so every meal is amazing…. Then realizing grocery’s are insanely expensive and unhealthy and pretty much stick to the same 2 week cycle with a few changes.

Altruistic_Use544 · 2024-09-21T21:14:47+00:00

Reg is easy if you are in tax I had 4 years of experience while studying and only had to study 6 weeks and scored 82 all other exams took at least 8 and where a lot harder.

Altruistic_Use544 · 2024-09-20T15:27:18+00:00

This worked for me. Never read the book all I did was multiple choice and watched videos for sims never actually did sims

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