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OT I need help -- Career related
Posted on 1/4/24 at 11:46 am
Posted on 1/4/24 at 11:46 am
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Posted on 1/4/24 at 11:48 am to Odysseus32
At least out your best foot forward and go through with your best effort on this upcoming exam. Quitting won't get you far in your career. At least see this one through.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 11:48 am to Odysseus32
Man up and do it. It's $11k in total costs and a year of education. In three years when you're two years into this career, making $100k or more, you'll be glad you did it. If there's anything I've learned as an almost 40 year old guy, it's that I should've done this, that, and more when I was younger but I'm now too set in my ways to make a significant change.
Do it now and you'll thank yourself in a few years. I know a few accountants making absolute bank.
Do it now and you'll thank yourself in a few years. I know a few accountants making absolute bank.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 11:50 am to Odysseus32
There is a market for lower level financial planning or accounting department staff but without those three letters you will not be considered for any management or senior level roles.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 11:51 am to Odysseus32
Candidly? If you dread the work now, you'll continue to loathe it later. Find your passion. Punt.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 11:53 am to Odysseus32
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~$11,000 in total costs.
Easily worth it. Might seem like a lot now but a few years from now after earning your degree and passing your exams it will be well worth it.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 12:00 pm to Odysseus32
quote:There is no “do”; there is only do-do, dodo.
What do, OT?
Stop rooting for Tennessee is the first positive step for many morons.
Their IQs go up after a year or so.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 12:01 pm to Odysseus32
I finished up all my exams during my first year in Big 4. Totally worth it in the long run but it’s a grind. You have to decide what you want for the rest of your career.
There will be a market for your experience but if you approach resume reviews like an experiment and control for all variables (education, school, experience etc) the resume with a CPA license will always be better than the resume without it.
Also, if you decide not to pursue your CPA license I think you should at least stay in Big 4 for longer
There will be a market for your experience but if you approach resume reviews like an experiment and control for all variables (education, school, experience etc) the resume with a CPA license will always be better than the resume without it.
Also, if you decide not to pursue your CPA license I think you should at least stay in Big 4 for longer
Posted on 1/4/24 at 12:04 pm to Odysseus32
If not getting CPA - change industries/career path. You may eventually work up to a controller level for small company but it will take your full career. Otherwise will be stuck in sr acct/acct mgr territory unless you can find a niche skill (project management, etc). Can still have decent pay w/o CPA but will be limited in type of roles.
If you buckle down and go for it - many more doors will open. Your future self 10 yrs from now will thank you. You can /should still consider a career path outside of accounting though. A lot of compliance and regulatory work is being dumped on the accounting function but can have a very solid career much like any career path. If you're staying in a finance/accounting career, get it done, don't make excuses.
If you buckle down and go for it - many more doors will open. Your future self 10 yrs from now will thank you. You can /should still consider a career path outside of accounting though. A lot of compliance and regulatory work is being dumped on the accounting function but can have a very solid career much like any career path. If you're staying in a finance/accounting career, get it done, don't make excuses.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 12:07 pm to Odysseus32
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$11,000 in total costs. What do, OT?
Buy 3500 worth of blow
Spend 3500 on strippers
3500 on scratch offs
500 left is free money.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 12:15 pm to Odysseus32
Just finish and then frick off if you don’t like it. You can always come back to it down the road but odds of you going back to school in 10 years is slim.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 12:21 pm to Odysseus32
If you're dreading the CPA and have zero motivation to study, it's probably not worth it. I can't comment on big 4 because that was not my path, but industry positions are available for those who don't have CPAs, but you will lose out if someone is same level or a tad below you with a CPA.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 12:32 pm to Odysseus32
My opinion is that while you are young and have the time, you just need to suck it up and get it done.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 12:48 pm to Odysseus32
Get your CPA. I’m not an accountant but had thought of getting a CPA under the old rules (I even have enough hours of accounting under the new rules) and never did sit. I regret it now. I was never going to be a debit/credit accountant but the CPA designation means something during job searches.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 12:48 pm to Odysseus32
Don't think about sunk cost, but think about potential cost. What other field could you switch to that you would only need 4 exams, 29 credits, and 8 mo experience? Very few. I'd stay the path, unless you are or will be truly unhappy.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 1:08 pm to Odysseus32
Don’t quit if your almost there
Posted on 1/4/24 at 1:08 pm to Odysseus32
It will be a big feather in your cap if you pass, even in the private sector. Also, if you think it’s something you ever want to have, do it now while the textbook information is still fresh in your mind. The longer you put it off, the harder it gets.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 1:08 pm to Odysseus32
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Audit, btw
Why not just get your CIA instead? It's a much easier exam and honestly, audit work that requires a CPA is boring as hell.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 1:13 pm to Odysseus32
OP I was in your shoes and what helped me was getting the frick out of big 4 and going smaller. Find a firm that really cares about your career progression and will support you as you take on the exam. Big 4 is a corporate fricking drag full of yes men and fake fricking assholes. I did it for far too long. All accounting firms are virtually the same because there’s not many different ways to run them in order to be profitable. Find one with a very good culture and people you like. I do recommend biting the bullet and finishing the CPA, it’s worth it. I don’t give a flying frick about my birthday every year but I sure as shite celebrate and remember the day I got my last passing score.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:24 pm to Odysseus32
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What do, OT?
Drag those tests to the nearest Sonic and beat the shite out of (ie: pass) them then relax by getting a blowie from a hot model.
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