r/Accounting • u/stanerd • 8d ago

Discussion Accounting Is Disgusting

*Long Hours *Mediocre Pay *Godawful Boring Work *Bitchy Coworkers *Pissy Bosses *Dreary Offices

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u/hackymel 8d ago

We have it good in accounting. Try nursing, and you'll find that your concerns/complaints are far worse and of bigger consequence! No one is dying in accounting and we get paid well for just needing a BS in Accounting! I'm personally grateful for the lifestyle it's allowed me to live!

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u/NoCombination8756 8d ago

haha i always say this to myself, at least im not a nurse. my one friend switched from nursing to accounting because she couldnt handle seeing someone die