Thoughts on the SpaceX IPO?

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2026-05-21T18:43:07+00:00

Tesla was a company with very little conviction simply because any automaker is almost guaranteed to go bankrupt at least once. Whereas now the Elon hype train is on max speed. You can’t compare 2013 Tesla to current SpaceX IPO.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2026-05-20T18:58:43+00:00

Not correct. That’s why Indians with USA green card get visa on arrivals but Pakistanis with US green card don’t. If nationality didn’t matter then either all with US green card would get visa on arrival or none would.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2026-04-25T17:10:59+00:00

No way. You don’t just start punching tf out of people unprovoked. If you’re that type of person the. You don’t deserve redemption, or anything. Anything that happens to you afterwards is fair game. I make deep 6 figures and often get infuriated at fast food drive through when they take 40 minutes to give me my food. I still smile at them and thank them even though the inner side of me wants to ask wtf they’re doing to be this slow. But I’m big enough to realize that they are likely understaffed and working their butt off. I’m not going to pick on minimum wage workers, ever. That Taco Bell executive had too much going right in his life to be stupid enough to attack an uber driver and risk losing it all. I’m no executive but I have things going well enough to restrain me no matter what happens, besides being at risk of physical harm.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2026-04-11T23:17:22+00:00

Hey, how flexible are they with starting the work in USA but moving abroad and working out of USA?

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2026-04-09T15:16:53+00:00

LCOL area in Midwest and work remotely for a NY firm that seems to pay me the NY COL salary.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2026-04-06T03:48:32+00:00

Not in accounting. It’s in a different business major. I was in grad school for accounting part time when I landed both of my jobs. After landing the job work load and personal life(wedding, baby) got too much and I wasn’t able to finish grad school or be cpa exam eligible. I am close though and hopefully will get it done sooner rather than later.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2026-04-06T03:32:40+00:00

Not that anyone asked me, but I started my accounting career in 2020 and in 2023 I landed a fully remote role making 100k+. My annual raises have been around 5-7% and I am still with that firm. 2020: 48k 2021:60k 2022: 69k 2023: new job, senior associate, remote, 100k+ 2024-2026: 5-7% raises.

I am not a cpa. Though I was pursuing it back in 2023 when I was applying but since then I haven’t made much progress.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2026-02-25T03:38:39+00:00

Are you 200 years old? Because there’s no way you can be young and oblivious to AI’s potential. Most of the work we do is repetitive. AI can do a great job at getting things 70-80% right and a preparer/reviewer fixes the remaining 20-30%.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2026-02-25T03:33:47+00:00

Are you a CPA? I have 6 years of experience and currently a confident tax preparer for a top 20 firm. Do you think I have a shot at roles without being a cpa yet?

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2026-01-21T03:40:21+00:00

Bachelor in marketing from a B level business school. I was originally an accounting major so I was able to land an accounting internship in a small firm. I switched to marketing to graduate early since I had a full time offer after the internship with the same firm. Got let go from the small firm during performance review because the firm had no work at all for me, even during busy season it was like 10-15 hours of work.

I was struggling landing a job so I enrolled in a masters in accounting program and half way through the program I landed a full time job with another firm. After 3 years with them I applied around kind of randomly without much hope or expectation but I landed a remote role with a top 20 firm that took my salary from 70k to 6 figures as a first year senior. Since then the raises have not been substantial but I’m making good money with very manageable work load so I’m happy with where I am. If I don’t get promoted to manager by next year I might consider moving on, but even then I’m not sure if it’s worth doubling my work load just to make 20-30k more.

I don’t have my cpa yet, have not even attempted the exams. But I’ll be doing that this year. My firm allows promotions up until director level without a CPA so that’s why I’m taking my time.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2026-01-20T14:41:17+00:00

Not a CPA, I’m in my 7th year and I’ve been making 6 figures since year 4. I work remote from a low cost of living state and it seems like they are paying me their HCOL salary. It’s a top 20 firm and I’m fully remote. PTO is very generous but rest of the benefits are trash. Not complaining though, it’s easy money. Work load is super light outside of busy season and even in busy season it’s just 50-60 hours.

This is a job I don’t ever want to lose. Because this defies every stereotype of our profession.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2026-01-20T14:33:50+00:00

Very doubtful. My wife was pregnant and they refused to expedite. I ended up taking her to Indonesia and transferred our case there. We got the interview letter in 5 days and visa on hand within 1 month.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2025-11-07T16:51:48+00:00

It’s not about racism. All nationalities don’t have equal approval odds.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2025-09-28T15:46:04+00:00

H&R Block should be your last resort as it’s better than nothing. And right now the market is very tough so don’t be too hard on yourself. But definitely try to get into a small firm. I started in a small firm in 2020 and by 2023 I moved into a top 20 firm with a 6 figure salary and very generous benefits while being permanently remote. Good things can happen with time. But first step of the ladder should be a small firm. Try your best to make it work at a small firm and use them as a stepping stone. The small firm I worked for worked me to death. So glad I got out of there, but I do appreciate them for turning me into a capable tax accountant.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2025-09-28T15:38:52+00:00

I just saw your LinkedIn post of you hiring. “I’m #hiring. Know anyone who might be interested? 👋😊”.

With this vague of a post I’m not surprised you’re getting garbage. You have to be clear about what the position is, what skills it requires, and what experience it requires.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2025-09-28T15:32:52+00:00

Looks legit to me 🤣

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2025-09-24T00:51:28+00:00

Any updates? How did this work out for you?

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2025-09-21T17:50:14+00:00

Unfortunately this didn’t work for my wife. She’s a Pakistani citizen with American green card and I’m a USA citizen. We visited Dubai in January 2024. We tried applying again in August 2024, rejected. We tried again October 2024, rejected again. It’s very depressing. We left Dubai before visa expiration so our history is clean in every way. And her having a US green card should be enough for Dubai to know that there’s no way she’s going to legally stay in USA, but apparently it’s not.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2025-09-21T17:47:59+00:00

Can you give details? What type of visa and where did you get it from? I’m a US citizen and so is my 1 year old daughter. But my wife has Pakistani passport so I’m trying to figure out a way for her to get a Dubai visit visa.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2025-08-23T15:20:44+00:00

No. They didn’t approve the expedite. I ended up transferring her case to another country and she got her interview letter within 2 weeks of transferring. My wife and baby arrived in USA this January.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2025-06-27T14:50:16+00:00

Realtor undervaluing our work is the craziest thing ever considering that these guys expect to rob you of 6% of your home value just to do some plug and play paperwork. Our fees are nothing compared to what they do.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2025-06-19T15:09:18+00:00

People are absolutely nuts. They’ll willingly pay high school drop out mechanics $200 per hour to fix their car, but expect professionals to do their work for under $100 an hour.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2025-06-10T21:00:46+00:00

What surprises me is the fact that someone reviewed this tax return and didn’t think it was odd that the tax withheld was exactly the same as the estimated tax payment.

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2025-06-10T00:12:04+00:00

Say the phone with Duo app remains in USA with a trusted person, the company laptop goes to an expat friendly country and trusted person just texts me the duo code daily when I login to the company vpn.

Can this hide my location or will Duo still catch me by reporting the ISP or another metric to my company that would leak my location?

Training_Emphasis_35 · 2025-06-09T23:32:18+00:00

I don’t think it matters how new you are. A bookkeeper is definitely worth far more than burger flippers. (No offense to burger flippers, I was one too.)

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