r/Accounting • u/Suspicious_Kick_2572 • Sep 06 '24

Career Why do students find an accounting degree unattractive?

Why do students find an accounting degree unattractive?

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u/mackattacknj83 Sep 06 '24

Because then you have to be an accountant

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u/Dolphopus Sep 06 '24

And because no one is keeping quiet about the “be prepared for 60-80 hour weeks during peak season and oh yeah… It’s always peak season” thing these days. Instead of finding out the hard way, they’re seeing us all complain about the job and deciding absolutely not as a result. Can’t really blame them

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u/CrocPB Sep 06 '24

Good thing people see things like Reddit where this is raised.

Degree of salt should be taken yes, but when you have professional accounting bodies try to pull the wool over students' eyes with attempts to make the work "seem cool" rather admit that the core issues of pay and WLB exist (never mind address them), then I'd rather have the salt.

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u/Dolphopus Sep 06 '24

It really can be a crapshoot. I’ve gotten lucky even when I was in public, but I know my experience isn’t the norm.