do accountants enjoy their job?

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

In California that is consistent with my observations. I've run across governmental entities where the accounting, personnel, and business management functions are 100% female. I attribute it to the fantastic success of the State's post proposition 209 Affirmative Action program.

most keenly aware of their surroundings.

Sometimes it is not paranoia.

They actually are out to get you.

accountants? I can.

You are using dull, non-sequitur "accounting logic"

Look: many wealthy restaurteurs and great chefs started out as busboys at el cheapo restaurants. Finding some great chefs and restauranteurs on google who started as busboys does not make being a busboy a great job. If being a busboy is such a great job, why did they switch careers to become chefs?

You prove my point: accounting is something you work to get promoted OUT of. Not something you want as a lifelong career.

You put an accountant at the top of a company, and pretty soon all the money is missing.

As an engineer, don't you despise accountants and their lack of scientific reasoning ability?

accountants? I can.

By that reasoning, all jobs except CEO are bad jobs.

- Randy

Since I doubt he's a CEO, it sucks to be him. An accountant must have beaten him up some time.

Funny, but a majority of the female accountants I know married engineers, including myself. I've begun to think that these two professions are actualy drawn to each other for some reason.

Where intelligence is concerned, opposites do not attract.

(That's a compliment)

As an engineer, don't you despise accountants and their lack of scientific reasoning ability?

As a podiatrist, don't you despise garbage men for their lack of apple pits??????

accountants? I can.

They couldn't pay me enough to be a CEO.

/BAH

Why do you assume that accountants cannot do analysis? Anybody who can wend their way through the US tax law has a unique flavor of analytic ability. I'm only familiar with individual and estate tax law. I can't imagine the foibles of corporate tax law.

/BAH

this occurs because: a) the female engineer is naive about money and believes -- incorrectly -- that accountants must be rich since they count money all day; b) the male accountant wants to marry somebody outside of accounting because he can't stand the thought of coming home to an accounant every day!

that might be true...

"the male accountant wants to marry somebody outside of accounting because he can't stand the thought of coming home to an accounant every day! "

Bob Cain wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@enews2.newsguy.com:

Correction! You were born an asshole and remain one to this day. Just because you slept through a few courses in engineering does not make you an engineer. Given that you are about as technically inept as they come, I suggest that you contact the institution that "gave" you an engineering degree and ask for a refund.

acountants cannot do GOOD analysis. if they are such great analysts,why the hell are they working as a beancounter? they can go to wall street, be a portfolio manager at a hedge fund, make milions, retire at age 30.

.@ is actually Gary Sokolich. He stalks me in all the usenet groups in which I participate. He nymshifts constantly to avoid killfiles but his psychotrash is easily recognizable. Please Ignore.

Bob

Or at least be prepared for the attack -

FOaD

How many portfolio managers retire at age 30?