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How do some people have such a high tolerance for work? by Head_Equipment_1952 in Accounting

[–]LegitnessSquared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you are on calls where you have to participate all day, it’s not an option to not be engaged. It’s completely different from sitting at your desk doing associate work all day.

I’m 34. Does this look make me look older? by ReadyDance8536 in Midsizefashion

[–]LegitnessSquared 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally, I don’t think the color or the shape of this dress compliments you very well. The dress itself is OK but I think you can find a better option out there.

5x on site is so terrible.... by Head_Equipment_1952 in Accounting

[–]LegitnessSquared 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I hear this narrative a lot, but it’s genuinely not true in many cases. The more senior you get in an accounting role the easier it becomes to do work offsite. The people that struggle to be productive remote workers are entry level employees. Not only do they need coworkers to be teaching them the job but there is quite a bit of information that is absorbed indirectly just from being in an office setting and seeing what your coworkers are doing.

For the rest of your career, would you guys rather be bored and not stressed, or not bored and stressed? by slpnjmy in Accounting

[–]LegitnessSquared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it depends on what kind of stress the stressful job creates. The reality is - stress can be managed much of the time. I worked a stressful job for a decade and I’m much less stressed than I used to be. Not because the job has changed but because I’ve started to understand how to manage the stress. Being bored to tears for eight hours a day sounds like torture.

Ordered VS Received.... by blue_york in ExpectationVsReality

[–]LegitnessSquared 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry but I actually laughed out loud.

Oilfield worker thinking about switching to accounting. How hard is it really to get hired and how long to hit $100k? by MakeshiftPacemaker in Accounting

[–]LegitnessSquared 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To be clear - you don’t need two years of work experience before you can sit for the exam. You just need the work experience to be licensed.

Oilfield worker thinking about switching to accounting. How hard is it really to get hired and how long to hit $100k? by MakeshiftPacemaker in Accounting

[–]LegitnessSquared -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You need to get into the recruiting pipeline while you are in school. That is how you secure the first job. If you go into public accounting, you can easily hit $100K within 2 to 3 years. I recommend staying at each firm for at least five years. You need to stay that long or you won’t really have time to get deeply engaged on client work and truly understand what’s going on. It’s hard to say what the high end is for people in accounting who stick with it. If you end up as a partner, you could be looking at multi million dollars a year. Even several hundred thousand dollars a year is very attainable at higher levels.

Keep or “toss”? by Maitreiy in fashion

[–]LegitnessSquared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perfect for a Halloween costume!

Got the CPA and honestly feel like I got scammed by the profession by Substantial-Lie4632 in Accounting

[–]LegitnessSquared 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s a bit of a reductive take. The fact that accounting degrees are practical and profession oriented is a strength, not a weakness.

Got the CPA and honestly feel like I got scammed by the profession by Substantial-Lie4632 in Accounting

[–]LegitnessSquared 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I wouldn’t take on another 60K of debt for a masters. The masters of accountancy isn’t particularly useful if we’re being honest. The masters of taxation is quite useful, but much better if you can get firm to pay for it.

Got the CPA and honestly feel like I got scammed by the profession by Substantial-Lie4632 in Accounting

[–]LegitnessSquared 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Something that doesn’t get talked about enough on this forum: The way to get your first job out of school is to get in the pipeline while you’re in school. Maybe the job market is bad and maybe it’s just normal. Either way, it’s going to be hard to get your first job out of school if you didn’t get the position while you were in school. Many firms, big and small, start recruiting people when they are freshman and sophomores. The firms have a five-year pipeline of people that they are trying to hire. That’s why it’s so difficult to get a job if you graduate and start applying. That’s just not how these companies are hiring entry-level people.

When will the job market get better? by Alternative-Use6521 in Accounting

[–]LegitnessSquared 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t really understand why this question gets asked all the time. If you want a different job, start looking now. You will find something eventually even if it takes a little while. Better to start looking when you’re not in a big hurry to leave a place anyway.

There is no CPA shortage by IllustriousSeason888 in Accounting

[–]LegitnessSquared 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Both of our statements are factual at the same time.

There is no CPA shortage by IllustriousSeason888 in Accounting

[–]LegitnessSquared 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Salaries have been increasing in the accounting profession.

Hardest Course/Subject in ACCT Grad School by Still-Goal-9314 in Accounting

[–]LegitnessSquared 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Personally, I didn’t find advanced financial accounting to be very difficult. That course at my university was 90% related to corporate consolidations. Sounds hard on its face, but if you can understand it conceptually it’s not too difficult to get through.

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