do accountants enjoy their job?

Every accountant looking back on 20 years of experience in the field and writing a book or being interviewed about accounting seems to have enjoyed his experience.

writing a book or being interviewed about accounting seems to have enjoyed his experience.

a) If you can count, you would realize that the percentage of entry level employees who last 20 years is less than 10%. it's a good bet the other 90% must be bitter dropouts... I suggest that entry level people talk to all the people who "turned over" at their firm before taking a job.

b) people who wrote a book want to sell their book. they would almost say anything, good or bad, to sell their book. and usually it is a firm president who is writing a book, not the firm peon. you can't get a complete picture by reading a book.

Curious about something. Since you decided to start trolling accountants, why are you crossposting to sci.physics and sci.math?

- Randy

Dave Barry, in one of his columns, told a sort-of lame joke and declared "If you thought that joke was funny, you are not humor-impaired. If you did not think that joke was funny, you are not humor-impaired. If you didn't realize it was a joke, you are humor-impaired."

I did, actually, understand what those caveats meant when I wrote them. That's why I wrote them.

I do. Very much so, in fact.

When I was considering what profession to enter, I was looking for one that was dynamic (I tended to easily lose interest in a lot of activities, so this was key), and required constant learning. I was looking for one that would allow me to develop relationships with people. And I was looking for one where my growth within the profession would be limited only by my own desire and motivation. I had a natural interest in financial matters, and so accounting seemed the perfect fit.

I have found all of this and more in the accounting profession.

But it's not for everyone. Just as I can't fathom working in the medical industry (as my wife does), I recognize that others can't understand the appeal of accountancy. Different strokes for different folks, as they say.

So -- to answer your question -- yes, I do honestly look forward to going to work in the morning.

~d. jettster

because I find the contrast between scientists and accountants to be fascinating. Both are nerds, but entirely different species of nerd, like ice cream and cabbage.

writing a book or being interviewed about accounting seems to have enjoyed his experience.

Hey, double d, ummm... err... Mark Demer, I meant, err... shanadu, shark finn soup or whatever other aliases you use to start crap in other forums, you sound a little bitter yourself. Perhaps you're a failure at your chosen occupation, which you apparently are afraid to share with the rest of us. Perhaps you never graduated college, I don't know. Maybe your mother dropped you as a child, several times. Why don't you share your success story with the rest of us?

Maybe because there's NOT one.

Which species is cool and sweet, and which is pungent and cleanses the bowels?

don't attack the messenger if you can't bear the burden of the message.

which species is hired to cleanse the firm of its dirty financial issues?

What burden? You think accounting sucks? That's your message?

What burden? You think accounting sucks? That's your message? You've come here to berate and denegrate a single profession. Why? You admit you've left accounting. Obviously you didn't like it or weren't great at it. Either way, you feel the need to continue to bash it here? That's the "burden" of your message? You're failure in accounting is not burdening me.

Why are you so defensive about your occupation? Do you enjoy wearing a white shirt to work every day, like a parochial school uniform?

That's easy to answer. Think about getting a notice in the mail from the IRS which informs you that you are the lucky stiff whose number was picked at random for an audit.

/BAH

work in the morning.

You stress the word "honestly" as though you find it hard to believe yourself.

It is hard to believe when you get paid for having fun. We always joked about what a great deal we had because we would have paid our employers to let us do the work.

Alas, you will never understand people who like to work and have fun doing it.

Now, about accountants and CPAs: You will never be able to do the work they do at all, let alone well. A CPA and/or accountant who knows their biz is a gem to be treasured and appreciated. Since you are the one who hires PhDs to your math for you, why aren't you hiring a skilled CPA to fill out your tax forms and advise you how to keep a maximum of your profits?

Your homework assignment is to answer the first question of any state's CPA-qualification test. There should be some sample questions out there.

I'm not sure because my info is based on a few gossip remarks: but those tests sounded harder and were graded harsher than the law board exams.

/BAH

tests sounded harder and were graded harsher than the law board exams.

I believe this. accountants have a stick up their a**holes. all they do is thow up bureacracy. they are a cost center for society. can you say BUREACRATS?

I stress it because I've seen the funny looks people give to someone who suggests that they enjoy accounting work. It's the same look I give people who say they enjoy working in the medical profession. :-)

~d. jettster

politician: evaculate mississippi, save lives medical doctor: save lives, cure illness, spread happy cheer businessman: improve companies, create jobs, satisfy consumers

accountant: audit books, cause trouble for businessmen, suck creativity out of a company