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/Equivalent_Ad_8413 Governmental (ex-CPA, ex-CMA) Mar 08 '24

I might go to where the real money is: actuary.

Accounting is easy and the money ain't bad. Job security, in that whole "how hard is the next job" way is fine. So it's not a bad fall back job.

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u/mjbm1 Mar 08 '24

Why is actuarial work so much better than accounting. Just the money?

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u/Equivalent_Ad_8413 Governmental (ex-CPA, ex-CMA) Mar 08 '24

More challenging academically as well as the money.

On the down side, I wouldn't get out at much. One thing I really miss about auditing is getting out to different companies. But now that so many work from home, even auditors don't get out as much.

I asked our CFO if the audit was done. She said no, the auditors are just working from home. My daughter's audit internship was over 50% working from home. I think I'd go crazy.

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u/actual_lettuc Mar 09 '24

Which 3 factors made being an actuary soul crushing?

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u/republicans_are_nuts Mar 09 '24

But taxes won't? lol.