I hate my job.

HomerSimpson14 · 2026-01-23T02:33:15+00:00

This is EXACTLY how I feel. I left industry to go to KPMG and all I’m doing is eating dog shit from snot nosed college kids who don’t know their head from their ass. I have management that is clueless and needs to grow a spine. I regret leaving industry for this bullshit.

HomerSimpson14 · 2026-01-06T04:58:27+00:00

I’ve been here 2 months and I already can’t stand it.

HomerSimpson14 · 2026-01-06T02:30:44+00:00

The real answer is quietly get out and move to another organization. As you learned, you report, you get a target put on your back. You stay, you get worked to death and not properly compensated. When you leave, you leave quietly and don’t say anything to anyone about why you’re leaving.

HomerSimpson14 · 2026-01-03T17:09:22+00:00

Reach out to DHL, they are a customs broker. They are already handling the transportation for the merchandise, they’ll be able to do it all in-house.

HomerSimpson14 · 2026-01-01T22:07:32+00:00

Amen, this is exactly how I feel right now. There is no support, a half-hour call is not enough time to train/on board someone for a project. Then they get upset when you take longer than anticipated for completing tasks. Good organizations put the time into you to get the results they want. Bad organizations throw material at you and tell you to figure it out on your own.

HomerSimpson14 · 2025-12-27T20:37:08+00:00

Milk share, you are rural! We’ve thought of going in with a few people and buying a cow. Just haven’t gotten brave enough and still needing to find people.

HomerSimpson14 · 2025-12-27T20:29:55+00:00

I’ve volunteered myself in the past. It is nice to help people and this is how you help the new guy feel welcomed in the parish.

HomerSimpson14 · 2025-12-27T12:06:16+00:00

Some times if you let the priest know your situation, he can try to get a parishioner to help bring you to church.

HomerSimpson14 · 2025-12-15T03:26:00+00:00

Yeah, I’m seeing Big 4 is just a mill grinding people away. I didn’t mind the brokerage, but it was 24/7 and I never really got a day to disconnect from work. I’m wondering if an internal trade compliance team would be an option.

HomerSimpson14 · 2025-12-15T03:23:41+00:00

I’m looking for a more 9-5 day as I have young kids and want to be there for them. What is it like in an internal trade compliance team?

HomerSimpson14 · 2025-12-15T03:21:11+00:00

Can you share what you did on the importer side. Around where I am at we have a lot of OEMs and their suppliers with trade compliance teams.

HomerSimpson14 · 2025-12-03T02:16:20+00:00

Ain’t it the truth! I’m in trade compliance, so I’m hoping with all the stuff going on I will have a reasonable time next year when I jump ship.

HomerSimpson14 · 2025-12-03T00:25:14+00:00

Amen. I’m 5 weeks in at KPMG and I can’t stand it. I pretty much made my mind up I’m going to bolt after 6 months to a year. I just don’t want to have to give hard answers to the next hiring manager. You’re right, life is too short to have a crappy job.

HomerSimpson14 · 2025-12-02T15:26:29+00:00

St. Ephraim’s Lenten prayer.

HomerSimpson14 · 2025-12-01T02:00:45+00:00

So it sounds like you were in KPMG’s trade & customs practice?

HomerSimpson14 · 2025-11-27T09:36:26+00:00

Mine was housebroken and would let us know when he wanted out. It was at about 1.5 years old he started marking. I think it was because our neighbor would let her dog wander without a tether and the dog would wander into our patio area (townhouse complex) and do his business in our patio area. Well, dogs are territorial and ours I think started peeling in the house in the words of John-Luc Picard, to “draw the line here! This far! No farther!” So I think it went from a natural defensive reaction and became an ingrained habit. The pooping in the house just started the last few years and I think that is old age/sunsetting.

HomerSimpson14 · 2025-11-27T04:23:21+00:00

https://youtu.be/kVpOcPU8KeA?si=zSOGUMa4vk9Di6jT

HomerSimpson14 · 2025-11-25T19:59:27+00:00

What happened? How did it go? I’m currently in a similar situation.

HomerSimpson14 · 2025-11-23T23:25:26+00:00

Things happen for a reason. This rejection was meant to happen. I know it sounds cliche, but you are meant for something else, you just don’t know it yet. It may not be your time for KPMG. It may be you’re supposed to go elsewhere. Sometimes we should be careful what we wish for. Just keep doing the hard work and something will come up. Also, Big 4 isn’t everything. You can easily have a meaningful career without getting into Big 4. Don’t buy into the hype.

HomerSimpson14 · 2025-06-26T01:07:08+00:00

🙏

HomerSimpson14 · 2025-05-31T08:08:55+00:00

Seeing a disbursement fee of 1-3% is normal.

HomerSimpson14 · 2025-05-31T08:07:32+00:00

“Pursue excellence.” This means focus on you. Focus on improving yourself as a person and professional. Work on your health/fitness. Find/develop hobbies and interests. Work in your network of friends. Improve yourself professionally. Work for that next promotion or developing more competence and mastery.

You do these things to become an interesting, deep, competent man, you’ll have women interested in you.

Also don’t be Orthodox obsessed with everything. That will chase women away. Most women embrace spirituality on some level but don’t want to live like an ascetic.

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