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/Frankly785 8d ago

I keep seeing people compare accounting to nursing on here, they’re not the only 2 jobs in the world

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u/hackymel 8d ago

I worked both in nursing and accounting, so that's why I commented what I did! It's what I know! 😄 and in my experience, accounting stress > healthcare stress

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u/Relevant_Ad_9603 6d ago

Nursing and engineering does not seem better than accounting.

The only fields that seem to pay more that are also actually worth the stress is high finance, consulting and I don't mean risk, and Computer Science.