J
Jim
After six years in public accounting, I'm ready to make a move into
private industry. A little background first:
I started out in accounting working for a sole practitioner who
eventually merged in with the firm that I'm working for now. At first
I was doing write-up work and tax returns, but now I'm almost doing
100% audit work. And to be honest, I don't enjoy doing audits very
much. Not only are audits boring, I don't like working out of someone
else's office all the time and usually you're looked at as more of a
nuisance than anything else. And not only do you feel like a stranger
in your client's office, but you feel like a stranger in your own
office once the engagement's over.
So I have two questions for those of you who made the switch to
private industry:
1) Did you regret going into private industry at all?
2) I'll be taking the computerized CPA exam within the next couple of
months. Should I make a move now for the sake of my sanity, or should
I wait to start looking until I have passed all four parts of the
exam?
Thanks,
Jim
private industry. A little background first:
I started out in accounting working for a sole practitioner who
eventually merged in with the firm that I'm working for now. At first
I was doing write-up work and tax returns, but now I'm almost doing
100% audit work. And to be honest, I don't enjoy doing audits very
much. Not only are audits boring, I don't like working out of someone
else's office all the time and usually you're looked at as more of a
nuisance than anything else. And not only do you feel like a stranger
in your client's office, but you feel like a stranger in your own
office once the engagement's over.
So I have two questions for those of you who made the switch to
private industry:
1) Did you regret going into private industry at all?
2) I'll be taking the computerized CPA exam within the next couple of
months. Should I make a move now for the sake of my sanity, or should
I wait to start looking until I have passed all four parts of the
exam?
Thanks,
Jim