What trade are you in?

[eli77]

I'm a photographer / translated by trade if I had to do it again I would have chose instructor.

 

[mbc0029]

Accountant

 

[Bible_Belt]

Cannabis consultant

 

[Hamurabimbi]

Healthcare

 

[Reincarnated]

CPA working in finance for a bank.

 

[Westminster]

Academia

 

[mbc0029]

CPA working in finance for a bank.

What's it like working in a bank? Have you ever worked in public accounting?

 

[BackInTheGame78]

Software engineer

 

[Reincarnated]

What's it like working in a bank? Have you ever worked in public accounting?

Banking is still a good industry from my viewpoint, it's been a chaotic year however. I'm in a role where I get to be involved with our SEC/external reporting, but also work on the internal operational and strategic components of the business, it's a good gig.

Interned at one of the "Big 4" public firms, but declined their full time offer. A bank I'd also interned for offered me a job straight out of college, and since I reported to a CPA, they were able to sign off on the experience requirement for licensure.

 

[mbc0029]

Banking is still a good industry from my viewpoint, it's been a chaotic year however. I'm in a role where I get to be involved with our SEC/external reporting, but also work on the internal operational and strategic components of the business, it's a good gig.

Interned at one of the "Big 4" public firms, but declined their full time offer. A bank I'd also interned for offered me a job straight out of college, and since I reported to a CPA, they were able to sign off on the experience requirement for licensure.

Sounds like a good career choice.

Does your brain ever get tired?

 

[Reincarnated]

Sounds like a good career choice.

Does your brain ever get tired?

Burnout is a real thing. We have long hours certain times of the year, usually one month a quarter (60+ hours), but we make sure to take advantage of the down months with time off and reduced hours.

 

[mbc0029]

Burnout is a real thing. We have long hours certain times of the year, usually one month a quarter (60+ hours), but we make sure to take advantage of the down months with time off and reduced hours.

I can't imagine the burnout. I've worked 60 hours in a week twice during tax season as an intern. The only thing that got me through it is OT pay and knowing it was going to end. After the deadline, a lot of the clients filed extensions to October, and they let the interns go.

Took me about a week to recover. And that was just once.

 

[mbc0029]

Cannabis consultant

Seems like a growing industry.

 

[eli77]

Languages is where it's at if you want to travel.

 

[DarwinTaurus]

Mainframe Computing. I work shift work, 12 hour shifts. 2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off. 7 weeks Rec Leave per year. So in effect, work less than half the year.

 

[mbc0029]

Languages is where it's at if you want to travel.

That's cool. How many languages do you know?

 

[eli77]

That's cool. How many languages do you know?

3 are you looking to learn?

 

[mbc0029]

Wouldn't be a bad idea. Anything that strengthens my brain or ability to think is always a good thing.

Also, which languages do you know?

 

[eli77]

Wouldn't be a bad idea. Anything that strengthens my brain or ability to think is always a good thing.

Also, which languages do you know?

English spanish and portuguese

 

[mbc0029]

English spanish and portuguese

I took Spanish in high school, but that's as far as I ever went with it.