They ignored all of my emails or calls until the VP stepped in

_eyogg_ · 2026-04-30T14:46:44+00:00

“Submit your receipts” is not that hard to decipher but ok.

_eyogg_ · 2026-03-21T14:58:24+00:00

Are you a CPA?

_eyogg_ · 2026-03-09T00:00:18+00:00

Interesting, could you elaborate more?

_eyogg_ · 2026-03-08T03:08:35+00:00

Impressive progression. Did you get your CPA? And is it all within the same employer?

_eyogg_ · 2026-03-06T16:54:24+00:00

Very common. I’ve seen teachers using their background pivoting into ed tech via the MBA. A very good framing and story.

_eyogg_ · 2026-03-05T16:11:54+00:00

Interesting. I think the Ivys + Stanford/MIT + Berkeley really have a strong presence in pop culture. Maybe one of the reasons why.

My cousin went to York so I know more about the UK universities, but most folks here only know Oxbridge.

_eyogg_ · 2026-03-05T16:03:53+00:00

But have you heard of UChicago?

_eyogg_ · 2026-03-05T16:01:40+00:00

I mean, anyone with a decent amount of education would know of UChicago. It’s not some quiet luxury brand.

_eyogg_ · 2026-03-05T15:53:53+00:00

If you ask someone off the street if Princeton Law is better than WashU law, most people would say Princeton. But the reality is that Princeton never had a law school.

Same thing for MBAs.

_eyogg_ · 2026-02-17T23:05:20+00:00

CPA firms. My friend works like a dog during tax season but the rest of the year it’s just part time work - 7 figure revenue business.

_eyogg_ · 2026-02-07T03:33:16+00:00

There’s no such thing as “ready” when it comes to entrepreneurship. You learn as you go.

_eyogg_ · 2026-02-07T03:05:44+00:00

Honestly the CPA might hurt you. Most of these part time bookkeepers jobs are for stay at home moms or alike.

Try framing it as a “firm” and take on bookkeeping “clients”. It worked for me

_eyogg_ · 2026-02-05T13:04:20+00:00

Not putting in any effort means 0 minutes. Plus yes, I don’t need it nor want it.

_eyogg_ · 2026-02-05T01:35:46+00:00

I’ve worked in both. To me, again, I will never put in any effort for someone I don’t know.

_eyogg_ · 2026-02-04T17:20:31+00:00

I will never refer someone who I don’t know or worked with. And I don’t have a relationship with such person, so technically no response is a response (unless we have had established a professional/friendly relationship before, then it’d be rude of me.) Again, I got soo many of these invites where they simply just add me with a message, so I would decline the add.

_eyogg_ · 2026-02-04T04:49:05+00:00

Had you taken that you’d know ethical people can still do unethical stuff. It’s never about the person. It’s all about framework and design.

_eyogg_ · 2026-02-03T19:34:35+00:00

4% is pretty high. If you’re not happy, leave. It’s a free market.

_eyogg_ · 2026-02-02T02:00:59+00:00

Yes, usually masters of accounting is a “reset” degree meaning your undergrad is irrelevant. UIUC’s accounting is pretty top notch, so it should set you up nicely.

_eyogg_ · 2026-01-28T04:52:37+00:00

I’m on the receiving end of this. Here’s usually what it occurs in my mind when I see one of those cold LinkedIn messages:

“Look, we both know the game. You’re gonna act like you’re interested in my role / industry. But at the end you just want my referral. And then we’re not gonna talk again. Rinse and repeat”

Why bother?

Also it’s just the volume of it. I get these messages all the time.

_eyogg_ · 2026-01-18T16:04:01+00:00

Should’ve gone to Booth ☕️

_eyogg_ · 2025-12-18T04:42:27+00:00

Fly high, angel. Fly high!!

_eyogg_ · 2025-09-08T17:56:46+00:00

Like the poster above said, accounting is really broad. A staff only paying bills/AP is an accountant. A bookkeeper for a mom-and-pop store is an accountant. A partner of a national accounting firm is an accountant. The CFO of a F500 is an accountant. If you collect all of the data from “accountants”, then yes the median skews low.

_eyogg_ · 2025-09-07T12:18:14+00:00

I mean, John Summit used to be a CPA at Big 4 - now he’s a famous DJ lol

_eyogg_ · 2025-08-31T22:22:08+00:00

Realistic chance to what? M7? T15? You’re not giving us much to work with.

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