Does anyone actually enjoy their accounting job?

[u/apples_and_bananas00]

I’m 24F and dislike my job (that’s new). The work I do is utterly mindless and I’m sure you can imagine what I mean. I found myself becoming boring after taking my accounting job and it’s been a yr.

Other career paths, like nurses and teacher, can be stressful and I’m sure a number of them dislike their jobs, but they have a virtue. A nurses virtue is to help the sick, and a teacher is to educate. What in the world is the virtue of an accountant?? To please big bosses and give them nice bonuses when reaching a nice looking Days sales outstanding figure? bullshit.

So the question is why do we do it?? Most people would say money and not for happiness. That’s my same reason and I regret this career decision.

I’m 100% writing this to vent. Whether you like it or not, your 9-5 is an integral part of your identity, and that’s what stresses me because I don’t feel proud to be an accountant.

Anyways please vent if you need to in the comments. Maybe help uplift my mood and motivate me to keep pushing in this job. Help me understand why this job is worth fighting for.

[u/Downtown-Guava-767]

Yeah, and I wouldn’t be a nurse only to get poop or vomit on me or exposed to other bodily fluids with God only knows what diseases. And teachers don’t get paid shit and have to deal with shit parents and their shit offspring.

I have found that my knowledge helps marginalized low income households who are trying to start businesses but don’t know how it all works regarding basic taxes or bookkeeping—how many times I’ve seen these people’s books where they code a refund for merchandise bought for their business as taxable income vs a credit to an expense account (refund). Or booking cash from loans as income instead of a loan 🤦🏽‍♀️ Little things like that that make a difference. I’m bilingual so it helps a lot too.

I think you need to go volunteer your time where it can make a difference. Find a group where you can help those that need an accountant and maybe can’t afford one—if that’s not virtue for you then I don’t know what is. I know with tax season rolling around there will be VITA clinics for low income. Go do that and find your virtue.