Accountants: do you like being an accountant?

Question

Those with accounting experience:

I'm thinking about pursuing a degree in accounting. Can accounting be enjoyable at all? I'm not a math genius, do you need to be one? However, I enjoyed math in school when I understood it and I like keeping mine and my husband's finances/bills organized. I'm a real stickler about it. I got straight A's in school, (high school and previous, haven't started college yet) so I believe I have the brains for it...(I think...?) Is it a good career to pursue? Could I ever do it from home?

Thanks!

Answer 1

I worked as a CPA for a big 4 on the tax side. It sounds like you would probably make a good accountant if you are a stickler for detail and like to multitask. The good thing about accounting is that you will always have plenty of job opportunities. The bad thing about my job was that I worked a lot of long hours and pretty much always had deadlines to meet. I think the experience that I gained was great, but your personal life might suffer a bit if you sign on with a large public accounting firm. Don't worry about being a math genius. If you can do basic functions and use Excel, that's really all you need.

Anyways, I decided after 6 years of accounting work that it wasn't for me, and now I'm in dental school. Talk about living on both ends of the professional spectrum.

Answer 2

accountants work all the time. They have numerous deadlines to make. My friends at work who work in the accounting area worked this year on: New Year's Eve, New Year's day, every Saturday so far and will be working on the upcoming MLK holiday. Thank goodness for the company they are on salary.

Answer 3

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