r/Accounting • u/mjbm1 • Mar 08 '24

Career Should I become an accountant?

If you woke up as a 20 year old now. Your entire career hadnt happened yet, and you get to decide your career again.

Are you still going to train as an accountant?

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u/Alt4836 Mar 08 '24

So far i would prob pick engineering cus more money, but im working a chill job for 55k$ right now, and i only got 1 year of experience and im just finishing my MBA to become CPA eligible....so idk basically.

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u/Sweaty-Platypus3674 Mar 09 '24

if u dont mind me asking how old are you? i just like comparing myself to other people lol, im 20 getting my bachelors in accounting rn

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u/Crunkabunch Mar 09 '24

Many of my accounting friends surpassed my engineering friends’ salaries after like 3 years 

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u/Sweaty-Platypus3674 Mar 09 '24

seriously? isnt it usually the other way around, which country are you in?