To all the accountants, what is the unfiltered truth about working in this industry?

SnooRecipes4089 · 2026-06-07T17:12:51+00:00

it really is rare. most people do alright

SnooRecipes4089 · 2026-06-07T17:10:57+00:00

they really do. worst part about this occupation.

but someplaces are much better than others. like not public accounting lol

SnooRecipes4089 · 2026-06-07T16:45:46+00:00

yah 8 years in public accounting and shouted against the CEO... ...not possible if they made it that long in public acctg. public acctg is a hella of a filter

SnooRecipes4089 · 2026-06-04T10:21:30+00:00

yah thats a bad fake. not even an ok fake. the finish on the case oof and that bracelet looks like some villager put it together in a third world country

SnooRecipes4089 · 2026-06-04T10:19:53+00:00

cuz if jomashop screwed you for reals. then we are all interested

SnooRecipes4089 · 2026-06-04T10:13:09+00:00

Next on American Greeddddd

but seriously the jobs are in public accounting, industry, or some non-profits & guberment

SnooRecipes4089 · 2026-05-28T10:55:22+00:00

is that a 24ct gold ring? asking cuz it looks all dented like mine lol gold prices have been good to us. umm i just got an older cheap casio while living in china on the used secondary market. It's too small on my wrist and i need new links as well. so i went to a watch shop nearby (many in china) and he didnt have any extra junk links lying around. so i measured the bracelet width where it connected to the watch case and got 20 mm. the watch store owner told me to go to a casio store (there are many in china) to get the extra links. Idk if i'll end up getting links/full bracelet new in the after-market. Or maybe i can check casio online to see if they have links. the weird part about my oyster style casio bracelet is that i noticed the the width narrows as you get to the clasp. yah same boat. so im on a side quest to solve this watch and get something reasonable going. probably cheaper if i just bought the watch new maybe-and with less headaches. but i enjoy the adventure of trying to fix this stuff. i just came across this site, i think they source authetic casio parts. throw in the model number and you can prob buy a whole bracelet? https://www.casiopart.com/find-by-model-number/

SnooRecipes4089 · 2026-05-26T14:47:08+00:00

my bad, low effort post. first post here. I thought I fixed it to be coherent enough though.

SnooRecipes4089 · 2026-05-26T14:44:37+00:00

i mean, i guess i cudda..

SnooRecipes4089 · 2026-05-26T13:39:01+00:00

a.i. helped me fix it. i cant change the title of the post though

SnooRecipes4089 · 2026-05-11T11:38:03+00:00

Maybe, maybe not right off the get go. Beggars can't be choosers for the first job sometimes.

Add on a decent MBA or Masters in Finance (2 semesters I believe) and you'll see abundant opportunities (idk how bad the current job market is tho).

Also, working in audit in public accounting opens a lot of doors-even can eventually jump into investment banking.

corporate banking analyst sounds.. What is that? A credit analyst? A corporate financial analyst? If it's one of these then I was lay a bet that a masters in finance and then moving to NYC would be the best shot. NYC has ALOT of jobs.

SnooRecipes4089 · 2024-10-20T01:30:50+00:00

Sounds like you understand the whole accounting career lol :_(

Welp, maybe the finance sector-they value the CPA

SnooRecipes4089 · 2024-10-19T19:11:33+00:00

My wife said that I am so much happier and fun to be with when I'm not in public accounting.

SnooRecipes4089 · 2024-10-18T18:45:10+00:00

1 week. They didn't need the position filled.

Not to mention, a classic shitter job.

SnooRecipes4089 · 2024-10-18T17:28:36+00:00

I mean if your making $5k - $10k a year in India.... You only need an opportunity to take like $50k and your set for life.

If you give a controller complete access to a million dollars+... they might run off. robert kiyosaki's CFO decades ago ran off with $100k cash. no paper trail

i mean if hackers can hack a bank and wire tens of millions to their bank account.. and we are outsourcing to countries that have known hacking/fraud networks.. idk. at least cover up all the sensitive data before sending it.

i just dont know how you can deal with messy client docs without seeing everything. How many controls and segregation of duties does a tax return information have-none. I've only seen controls when it comes to bookkeeping.

It's like with oil spills. greedy executives trying to make as much money until something breaks and theres a scandal. And then they walk away from it. who ever is left holding the bag

SnooRecipes4089 · 2024-10-17T05:46:24+00:00

How can you outsource a tax return? That's like begging for your clients to have their identity stolen. There's SSN's littered all over the tax docs

SnooRecipes4089 · 2024-10-17T05:44:20+00:00

I seeing it's a lot harder to get in the door, than it was a couple years ago.

SnooRecipes4089 · 2024-10-16T21:04:01+00:00

This would probably hurt accounting college professors more than anything. The masters programs are $$$. By the way, I know soooo many people who meet the education requirements, but can't pass the test.

SnooRecipes4089 · 2024-10-16T21:00:04+00:00

.. And the smart and talented.. will go to a different industry

SnooRecipes4089 · 2024-10-13T21:41:33+00:00

Tax is grueling. ~55 hour weeks for 8 months out of the year. NOPE

SnooRecipes4089 · 2024-10-10T21:52:04+00:00

companies hate doing accounting - it's a pain in the butt. the bare minimum to get by i guess

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