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| Are accountants really that bad?
Posted: 7/30/2008 8:50:14 PM | OP - go for your designation, you will never regret it. I too am a designated accountant, practically all my life and it's an extremely creative, stimulating, lucrative field - I personally love it! Even to this day, I am always learning, constantly new opportunities - and you will be surprised what accountants do for fun.
The field is ever evolving, and allows you the flexibility to move almost anywhere in the world, especially if you end up working for an international company... lots of choices...
Also, at the end of the day, make sure it's something you enjoy, if not it can be very tedious. Also, as you continue to move up in the program, the courses continue to get tougher.. sacrifices will be need to made for a few years.. but than again the rest of the future is yours to do as you please.
And as for days off, well depends how high in your career you want to go, I made the choice to work long hours for several years, but the benefits were incredible and to this day enjoying the fruits. Will I change anything about the choices I made - No. At the end of the day, everything in life has a price, the question is how high a price you are willing to pay for what you want... sometimes the price is hard work, and several years of long hours.
Good luck with your studies. | |
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| Are accountants really that bad?
Posted: 8/7/2008 11:08:20 AM | I say go for it. I got my accounting degree. The first job I had in college was working in the auditing at one of the local banks. Now that was a fun job. Seriously--it wasn't the boring, repetitive job that some make it out to be. Yes, I had the same tasks most days...but most of the fun came from the people I worked with. What I liked most, is seeing people (at our other branches) cringing when hearing "the auditors are here" 
Also consider, just about *every* profession has its share of jokes--how many lawyers does it take to screw in a light bulb, anyone?--so don't feel bad about that.
I will say this though--even though I'm not a CPA, I took plenty of accounting classes, and work for a brokerage company now. Taking those classes helped me understand the millions of financial reports that I have to look at every day. Boring? Not really--I see those things as a puzzle...and I've always been very good at solving puzzles. I guess what I'm trying to say, is that the job can be whatever you make of it. Good luck :) | |
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| Are accountants really that bad?
Posted: 8/7/2008 12:14:39 PM | Accountants always bring bad news it seems. So, they get poked at.
It is just a job.
Curtailing everyones lifestyle invites smarmy comments. Yes, curtailing lifestyles. You tell people what they are allowed to spend, to not overspend, etc, etc. People life far beyond their means in todays age, and accountants know this and try to make clients understand that, and that they have to make cuts in order to get their financial house in order.
Personally, I like accountants. down to earth, good hearted peoplr who are honestly trying to help. | |
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| Are accountants really that bad?
Posted: 8/11/2008 7:24:40 AM | I'm going for my degree in Accounting as well, and have heard the same things. While yeah a lot of my homework has bored me to tears...like ALL homework would do, lol. I still enjoy it and once you figure it out you've got a great sense of accomplishment. To keep from getting too bored, I think of it as a puzzle.
I've already told my some of my so called friends who said I shouldn't be an Accountant that when Tax Season comes...they shouldn't come knocking on my door! HAHA | |
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| Are accountants really that bad?
Posted: 12/22/2008 5:53:07 AM | Hey, we take all your mistakes and put them into nice neat columns.
People think accounting is boring, but to be honest, it's alot more interesting than many jobs. In accounting, you get to see how various companies work and what they do, compared to doing the same thing everyday (factory worker,manual labour, etc) where you just do your job and go home without any sense of betterment. Plus, the accounting field is always changing (example being the move to international accounting standards).
Accountants can be big partiers, at my last firm, we went to Niagara Falls and when the booze came, the party was fun. | |
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| Are accountants really that bad?
Posted: 12/22/2008 6:17:29 AM | | Listen accountants are the kinkiest guys I ever met ... far from boring I'm amassed by how many r and you may haven't seen the other side to an accountant ... | |
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