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Why would anyone want to be an accountant?

CKS

It is soooo boring! Give me some reasons! :rolleyes:

Reply 1

Sophdoph

1

Actual interest in accounting and mathematics, interest in dealing with money as well as earning quite a lot of it.

Reply 2

ChemistBoy

16

Money, money, money, money.

Reply 3

Twinkle-toe

CKS

It is soooo boring! Give me some reasons! :rolleyes:

The money, why else? :smile:

Reply 4

EconLou

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CKS

It is soooo boring! Give me some reasons! :rolleyes:

Some people also enjoy problem solving, my mother always says how satisfying it is when you outsmart the Inland Revenue. Having a good knowledge of tax can also be highly benificial in life, you can save yourself a lot of money if you know how to play the game.

Reply 5

broken_virtue

lol, i was wondering why many people would do it dispite the sum of money that they get. I'd never want to go to work if it was my job.

Reply 6

marabara

1

broken_virtue

lol, i was wondering why many people would do it dispite the sum of money that they get. I'd never want to go to work if it was my job.

well, you've never tried it have you? it has a poor image, though rightly so as they appear to talk complete shite when not about work

TBH what jobs are there that are fantastic to work in? all of them have something other people don't like about them, just because you don't like it doesn't mean you have to brand those who work in it losers

there are some very brilliant, very well paid accountants in the big four who spend practically all their time chatting and eating with clients, although these are in the minority

at the end of the day, you can only do a job that is remotely linked to something you enjoy, and hope it works out for you

Reply 7

Twinkle-toe

Louise_1988

Some people also enjoy problem solving, my mother always says how satisfying it is when you outsmart the Inland Revenue. Having a good knowledge of tax can also be highly benificial in life, you can save yourself a lot of money if you know how to play the game.

Copycat

Reply 8

ThePenguinMafia

1

My cousins an accountant and she loves it.

...But she's a cambridge maths graduate so obviously I can't vouch for her sanity. :wink:

Reply 9

Flicker

13

my dad's an accountant...

but he's also re-training as a plumber so maybe he's asking the same thing :wink:

Reply 10

Syntax

13

My brother really wants to be an accountant.. and I don't understand it either. I guess he like numbers, maths, and money :smile:

TBH what jobs are there that are fantastic to work in?

Being a veterinary surgeon of course! :biggrin:

Reply 11

Unregistered

accountancy isn't purely based on the sterotypical view of number crunching..... you can advise clients on certain aspects of the business, or tell them the position they are in financially... a lot of accounting(especially management accounting) involves liasing with clients and traveling, usually with a laptop

Reply 12

TheWolf

15

DazYaABBB

accountancy isn't purely based on the sterotypical view of number crunching..... you can advise clients on certain aspects of the business, or tell them the position they are in financially... a lot of accounting(especially management accounting) involves liasing with clients and traveling, usually with a laptop

Well said - Daz you know quite abit about accounting :smile:

Reply 13

Unregistered

TheWolf

Well said - Daz you know quite abit about accounting :smile:

thanks man

Reply 14

Rosebud

It's not a boring job. It's far more interesting than law and paid about the same, but you don't need a law degree.

Reply 15

TheWolf

15

Rosebud

It's not a boring job. It's far more interesting than law and paid about the same, but you don't need a law degree.

Agreed.

Reply 16

SinghFello

2

Accountants usually get paid very well. My uncle is working for Accenture as some sort of accountant, and he is earning a 6 figure salery!
I want to be a chartered accountant. My links with my uncle will make it easy for me to slip through the net without a degree from cambridge!

Reply 17

s43

13

Louise_1988

Some people also enjoy problem solving, my mother always says how satisfying it is when you outsmart the Inland Revenue. Having a good knowledge of tax can also be highly benificial in life, you can save yourself a lot of money if you know how to play the game.