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    Accounting AI automating my industry job. Time to go get that CS degree

    April 06, 2021

    Accounting AI automating my industry job. Time to go get that CS degree

    AI automating my industry job. Time to go get that CS degree

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 09:54 AM PDT

    Well I’m sorry, but I’m not Tony Stark

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 04:25 PM PDT

    LIFE : A Short Story

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 03:41 AM PDT

    Me when I talk about anything I learn in intermediate accounting with my engineer friends

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 12:20 PM PDT

    When the partner tells you that its important to "take time off" and "recharge":

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 07:36 PM PDT

    Don’t worry guys.. once busy season is over you’ll be able to schedule doctors and dentist appointments. Congratulations

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 08:56 AM PDT

    When You Tell Your Manager You Can't Work This Weekend Because You Have Plans:

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 04:55 AM PDT

    This is me when i am asked what i do for work

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 06:03 PM PDT

    What is a ledger?

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 09:31 PM PDT

    I manage a portfolio of clients who make in a month what I make in a year.

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 03:50 PM PDT

    I opened a file today with a client making my yearly salary in a month.

    Let me repeat this. They make in a single month what I make in a year. I had to double check because I couldn't believe it.

    Of course these are top level executives and I'm just 2 years post graduation.

    But it made me feel low. Some people are really lucky.

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    Those days you’re just tracking and following up on pbc’s and not getting anything actually done

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 04:14 AM PDT

    Me trying to hit billable hours while battling mental health issues my job gave me in the first place

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 04:52 AM PDT

    I’m taking a giant dump at work

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 08:25 AM PDT

    How's yalls day going?

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    You ever just sit there and stare at your excel spreadsheet after you finished making it

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 05:33 PM PDT

    Excel is an art

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    AITA: My Experience with a Recruiter

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 01:55 PM PDT

    So short bio...I am currently a 2nd year senior in data advisory for Big 4 in a mid-CoL city. The pay and hours suck and although I requested off my current engagement back in December and they told me I'd have to wait until April, last week they informed me that it would probably be until June. Needless to say, I'm done with Big 4.

    So I was speaking to a recruiter today and they did a general informal survey type interview: what type of jobs am I looking for, my background, my expected compensation, etc.

    I was seeking a senior or entry-level manager role at a large or mid-size company for at least $100k. I currently make $88k before bonus and I've heard you can generally expect 15-20% increase when you switch, so I thought I was being extremely realistic.

    Well next thing I know the recruiter is telling me how unrealistic I am and how I am just "living in crazytown" with expectations like that. My reaction was just like alright, then I don't see this being productive and told her that "In that case, I think I would like to explore the market on my own and just do a bit of self-reflection to more align my goals." Basically, my intent was to try to end the call politely lol

    Then she starts getting upset that I'm not giving her a chance and how she can try her best, but I'm just being "so unfair and naive".

    At that point, I just said, "Sorry, but this ain't gonna work and I got stuff to do." and hung up

    AITA

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    Help me feel better about going over the budget hours

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 12:48 PM PDT

    The title says it all. I'm working as a first year tax accountant in public accounting and it seems like 80% of the time I'm going over the budget.

    I feel like shit and I feel like I don't know shit either.

    Help me feel better about going over budget hours and realization (or not).

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    Put in my 2 weeks yesterday in public

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 08:54 AM PDT

    I was scared to do it but so far everyone is being super nice and supportive about it. Feels like such a relief!

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    First Year Struggles

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 05:00 PM PDT

    Hey all,

    Started at a midsized firm back in January (Tax) (remote onboarding/training). Last 2.5 months have been emotionally grueling. I have had highs were i feel like im understanding things and extreme lows where im completely lost. I have started to second guess if im even cut out for PA with how steep the learning curve is. Some of the struggles I attribute to the remote environment but alot i feel comes from sheer stupidity/ inability to make precise inquiry on issues i am having. I just dont know what to ask sometimes and am also hesitant cause i know my seniors are swamped themselves.

    Really any advice on what little things i can to to make improvements would be appreciated. My struggles have really become apparent to me this week working on these 2 1040 returns (which i want to focus on for my career).

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    (Tax) New M-2 calc on 2020 Forms

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 08:03 PM PDT

    Why the fuck are we reporting tax capital on the M-2 now, and putting taxable income on the line that explicitly states income per books. Tha fuqq IRS...

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    I quit today :,)

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 05:40 AM PDT

    Gave my resignation letter today. Haven't even been at the firm for a year but knew I was at the end of my road with it.

    Is it normal to receive push back when trying to quit? Was given a really hard time about it and tried to negotiate with me to stay. Very awkward conversation.

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    Me when the client asks if they're doing a good job with getting us everything we need and the partner tells them they're doing great

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 02:09 PM PDT

    Rant/Advice: Concerns about leaving Big 4

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 01:50 PM PDT

    Hi, I'm currently a level 2 associate in the tail end of my second year, so I will be promoted to senior later this year. I have my CPA passed and I just need to finish my ethics exam and submit my hours to get licensed.

    Before I joined the Big 4, I was a pretty happy, active, and chill person, but after two years I've become absolutely miserable, I developed crippling anxiety, and I have almost no time for my hobbies or exercise. Overall, I had a terrible experience in regards to the people, the work, and company culture. I don't necessarily like the people/team I work with either since I was pretty much bullied by a senior team member my first few weeks when I started (which fucked me up mentally) and I've never worked with anyone on my level/age, plus it's been mostly virtual and as a result, I've made almost zero connections or friendships. Not to mention the hours are obviously horrid.

    I desperately want to move on and get my life back and find a job with less hours in industry, preferably a smaller company related to products or services I'm actually interested in, but I have a major concern: I feel like throughout my 2 years, I did not get the appropriate training/coaching. I feel like I know nothing... it seems a lot of what I do is BS and is all based on judgement. I would like to find a staff accountant or senior accountant job, but how does my experience at a big 4 prepare me for an accounting position when I haven't been able to practice my real accounting skills since I left college? I feel like the virtual environment has really stunted my growth as a professional, since it's hard to learn over laggy virtual meetings and I get way less training/discussion opportunities because of it so I've just been winging it, but I cannot bear to stay any longer just to get more experience until I feel "good enough" to move on.

    For people who were in similar position as me, did you feel experienced enough to leave the big 4 and to get a better job? Was it a major challenge transitioning from big 4 to industry? We're your big 4 skills transferable? Do you recommend staying a little longer to get more experience? What is the work like in industry vs. Big 4? Should I just say "fuck it" and leave?

    TLDR: I am a level 2 associate scared of leaving big 4 because I don't feel experienced enough to get a better job. Appreciate any advice on this matter or similar experiences from people who were in my position and left to find a better job, or those who decided to stay to get more experience before quitting.

    Thanks for reading :)

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    Anyone else routinely get tasks that are grossly underestimated in estimated time to complete?

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 08:04 PM PDT

    It is my first year in accounting, just got through a big client, so I actually have some brainpower to think this week. I got a task that was estimated to be 2 hours to complete per my PA supervisor. After reviewing the task, I knew that I actually could complete this on my own with no assistance, and I knew where to find the support to complete it. Definitely within my capabilities.

    As an experiment, I shut down all outside distractions, and made a strong effort to give 150% to the task. As I was going through, I made no mistakes, and was flying through it. It took me five hours to complete. If this task was a sport, I was an Olympic level athlete completing it.

    It wasn't a matter of me not knowing what I was doing, laziness, or not knowing the PC / Excel tricks to speed up the process. Even flying through the task, it was legitimately 5 hours of work, estimated from a person who had done this dozens, if not hundreds of time before. The same client, nothing has changed for a long time.

    I hadn't had time to really think about this until now, but in hindsight this has been the standard my entire time here. Routine underestimate of time to complete because we want to place the onus of stress on the lower staff.

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    Other interns - what are your opinions on public after this busy season?

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 09:21 AM PDT

    I'm currently a busy season tax intern and am second guessing if want to go into public at this point. I wanted to get a feel for how other busy season interns are feeling right now and what you plan to do post 150

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