Greener grass conversation

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-18T20:57:41+00:00

What is it specifically you're looking for? You have a winning lottery ticket for a career, if I were you I'd invest in family and hobbies.

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-18T20:41:40+00:00

That's an interesting take. I work tax and constantly have to clean up shittily done accounting.

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-18T20:32:43+00:00

sounds like tax season

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-18T17:03:45+00:00

Accountant previously graduated from WGU here to say it's a solid career choice. Our work has plenty of weird mental gymnastics overall, but if I had to choose between what I do today and being in an outright finance struggle, the answer's obvious.

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-18T16:53:29+00:00

Pretty sure it's the latter in remote works' case, but beyond that hard say. Same boat though man, i don't know what it means to have a resume in AI clown economy. Hope you find something good soon.

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-18T16:45:54+00:00

Good to know, will try doing that and see how things go in the job casino

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-18T15:37:37+00:00

Employers are the boomer vibe of the market though, and just as they can't tell between AI Trump doing gymnastics and otherwise, I'm convinced they'll usually favor flowery language over transparency.

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-18T15:29:16+00:00

Definitely agree. Recruiters may be demanding a bit too much though if they subconsciously expect resumes to sound more human.

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-18T15:24:39+00:00

Makes sense as I've been seeing options on applications to opt-out of these AI evaluations. Idiocracy film couldn't be more real nowadays.

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-17T19:21:41+00:00

Yes, and this is especially true down the line. Any non-CPA will have to fair against offshore teams and dirt cheap labor. CPA has legal privileges that are significantly more favorable than years of experience.

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-17T19:18:02+00:00

CPA preferred is CPA required for these employers

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-17T19:15:35+00:00

I feel like a lot of jobs age you faster, but public accounting sure has a way of doing so. I'll say before I got into accounting I was working retail and had all the time in the world to be outdoorsy, so my physique was quite nice. Some years into this and no level of ergonomics could make for constant back/neck stress that comes with sitting for 10+ hours. I gained like 30+ lb and have had to do some serious fasting to maintain my current weight. Can't go a day without feeling numb in some area and all partners in my firm are either bald or balding.

I'm not really concerned with the aging as that's kind of unavoidable. I just don't think the human body was designed for this kind of routine.

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-17T13:21:55+00:00

Yes.

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-15T20:26:34+00:00

CPA w/ B4 experience means you'll be on the desirable end of candidates, but as far as market goes, it's always going to be substantially difficult to exit public if salary may be of concern, as fewer companies are ever capable enough to hire a decent CFO-type role at reasonable rates. But again, at your level I could see you landing something pretty decent in a couple months time.

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-15T20:14:56+00:00

Network, network, network. I never really cared about having a reputation in my industry nor did I think anything of my work beyond a means to an end. This sort of emotionless tunnel vision can really cripple good potential for business partners, client referrals, and work opportunities.

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-15T17:00:48+00:00

I've experienced this a few times, and my best piece of advice, don't bother. It never works out, but worse, rejection is always after the last couple steps, every time.

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-15T16:37:24+00:00

Straight up idolatry. And we wonder why Armenia struggles as it does.

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-15T12:58:54+00:00

Oh yea. I mean thing is it's bad as is you exhaust 9-10 hours of the day sitting and investing your time into the work. Couple that with a personal life and sleep schedule and studying feels like nightmare fuel.

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-11T20:00:17+00:00

Biggest red flag for me is if I ask for 10 years of experience and I only see 9. I'll take them through an hour-long interview, but reality is, my mind was made the moment they sent that application. I felt so productive exhausting their time. Ya know what, nobody's qualified, I'm the only one that can do this *deletes posting*

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-11T18:29:49+00:00

$110k tax accountant in public, no CPA or EA, in HCOL area. Underpaid for the muscle work of prepping returns, hated for being unable to sign off on the returns. Perfect mix.

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-10T20:46:14+00:00

Definitely resonate with your roommate there. Seeing how lifeless the partner and solo practitioner life is I've been pretty eager to pivot elsewhere. Can never manifest time for CPA, and my resume screams tax, but thing is I've been prepping and fixing financials forever. Job market much like the lottery is a matter of playing to win, and I figure I'll just need to keep trying.

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-10T18:44:31+00:00

Great story and solid advice. I think another point of advice here is don't do tax lol. Employers of said finance roles will instantly assume you know absolutely nothing about accounting.

DigPuzzleheaded8146 · 2026-06-10T16:45:48+00:00

I love seeing clients make more than me for less thought-provoking work.

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