Has anyone done this or works in accounting that could give me some advice? 29, 30 in a month. got a useless degree and work retail. i'm tired of drifting through life and in the last year i've been obsessively learning about everything business and finance related and started investing. would it be worth trying to pursue an entry level bookkeeping/clerk position in my situation? i definitely like obsessing over numbers and business stuff more than dealing with customers. i'd rather not get another bachelors degree though. i've heard some places hire out of high school or with simple certifications for entry level or bookkeeping. what do?
30 changing careers to accounting?
Aiden Campbell
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Landon Ross
until you get your CPA you will be a slave if you go to big 4. I mean this in the most literal sense. If you get big 4 to hold your hand through the CPA process you are going to be working minimum 60-80 hours a week and doing 10 hours minimum of CPA work a week.
You will not be paid well during this time. My roommate works for Deloitte and I've calculated his hourly pay before. He makes about $3 an hour based off salary divided by the time he puts in.
Thomas Peterson
well fuck that sounds terrible. i was thinking more along the lines of getting in with a local business because everyone business needs bookkeeping/pay roll etc.
Adam Brown
Businesses get their accounts done through firms with chartered accountants. Any entry-level role you get will be customer service based over the phone, speaking to clients all day long. If you aren't prepared to do that then accounting might not be for you.
Just a heads up, bigger firms are downsizing and more qualified and experienced accountants will soon be taking these roles. Accounting is dying.
Hunter Garcia
i feared as much. someone the other day told me a lot of bookkeeping is being automated... any idea what field i might be able to gainfully focus my obsessive nature?
Thomas Foster
If you're a numbers person you should get into some form of engineering, though i'm not sure how realistic that is for you now. Problem is everything can be automated in some capacity. Financial advisors thought they were safe, then suddenly robo-advisors came along.
Hard to say what will even be around in 20 years. Big data is all I can think of and that's going to the math grads. Jobs are being condensed into algorithms.
Ethan Gonzalez
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Kayden Cooper
B4 here, yea you will need your CPA. Public accounting is a boot camp though, and they will usually pay for your CPA.
Yea we work 60-80 hrs from time to time. But we only do that to show face. It just how it is.
Nolan Taylor
Do a small course in advanced mathematics then physics. Should take a year in total. Join the airforce and apply as air traffic controller. Earn 80k a year tax free until service is finished. Join civil workforce on 140k a year as you will outclass any civilian experience. Enjoy military pension and also huge 401k.
My plan, you are welcome.
Brayden Watson
>air traffic control
enjoy your suicide