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| Topic | I think people honestly overrate STEM degrees |
| DragonGirlYuki 07/28/18 9:48:34 PM #63: | Omega Hunter posted... I am a CPA, majored in accounting and went big 4 right out of undergrad. All my colleagues I started with straight out of school are making mid 100s 10 years later, obviously the smart and hard working ones. Yea the hours suck and life sucked at first but if you can tough it out it gets better. I might be making 165 k by end of year. Ooh yea and I married my intern who is also a CPA who makes 110 k a year so household income is approaching 300 k. You are the exception. Most accounting majors do not make it into the Big 4. Those that do and successfully complete their CPA have a bright future. However those that don't make it into the Big 4 get underpaid and overworked at small firms. Even if they do graduate, they are still shunned in industry since employers have a preference for Big 4 CPAs or those with 5-10+ years experience. There is a lot of demand for accounting clerks, but they will shun you too because they don't want someone who will jump ship quickly if you find a rare position that wants a fresh CPA grad. Accounting is just very bottom and top heavy with little middle ground. Employers either want junior grunts for basic data entry, or senior managers with plenty of (BIg 4) experience. --- ~Yuki~ ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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