What's Your Occupation?

[Godwynn]

Student, currently searching Monster.com for something better than Kroger.

 

[Rhymes]

I'm "unfit for work".

How can that be?

 

[Mirc]

It was all in the "Happy Birthday, Chukchi Huski" thread.... I think we should do something to help him... maybe he'll explain better. We are currently running a SG hoping he will smile for the first time in his life (really).

I heard something from you, CH, and I'm curious to see if it is true: you can't speak?

 

[Rambuchan]

In 2 years I'll be a certified C.A.

My job is heavily dependant on the work you guys do. KPMG is a good firm and we use them all the time. But remember, whatever anyone tells you...

Accountancy is still a highly creative profession.

 

[Fifty]

I'm currently a student studying political science, philosophy, economics, and a yet-to-be-determined foreign language (might cut out economics if I get lazy).

For spending money while I'm a student I'm a banquet server at a fancy restaurant during the summer, and during the school year I'll be a waiter.

My "realistic" goal is to go to law school and get into a dual degree JD/MA or JD/PhD program in some aspect of international law. Then I'll work in law for several years, before maybe trying to get an SJD and going into legal academia

My "dream" goal would be to get a JD/PhD in law and philosophy, and go into legal and philosophical academia in the philosophy of law, ethics, and jurisprudence.

 

[Rhymes]

My job is heavily dependant on the work you guys do. KPMG is a good firm and we use them all the time. But remember, whatever anyone tells you...

Accountancy is still a highly creative profession.

Actually i figured that. It's actua;y how they teach us to take it in here. very subjective. Lots of different interpretations can be made. Lots of judgment calls to make, which is what I like so much about it.

 

[CartesianFart]

My "dream" goal would be to get a JD/PhD in law and philosophy, and go into legal and philosophical academia in the philosophy of law, ethics, and jurisprudence.

Philosophy of law is jurisprudence.How can they be different.

 

[Rambuchan]

Rhymes: Cool cool. Personally, I don't know how you guys do all that bean counting, drives me potty how repetitive it can get. Also, sometimes I see that the 'creativity' is blindingly obvious (not just a bad job but also ignorant of official regulations), those statements are instant deal breakers in financing. Sometimes it isn't obvious and that can be just as bad, because folk invest much time and effort in pursuing some project and just because a smart arse thought himself fit to do a fiddle, a whole deal can fall through in due diligence. Sometimes it is called for, well worth the angle to give the enterprise a legitimate boost and at other times it is down right wrong and people far away from the spread sheet suffer horribly. I'd also say that accountancy seems a great stepping stone onto a number of other more enjoyable, rewarding and challenging positions. Whichever way you go, all the best with it.

 

[Rhymes]

Rhymes: Cool cool. Personally, I don't know how you guys do all that bean counting, drives me potty how repetitive it can get. Also, sometimes I see that the 'creativity' is blindingly obvious (not just a bad job but also ignorant of official regulations), those statements are instant deal breakers in financing. Sometimes it isn't obvious and that can be just as bad, because folk invest much time and effort in pursuing some project and just because a smart arse thought himself fit to do a fiddle, a whole deal can fall through in due diligence. Sometimes it is called for, well worth the angle to give the enterprise a legitimate boost and at other times it is down right wrong and people far away from the spread sheet suffer horribly. I'd also say that accountancy seems a great stepping stone onto a number of other more enjoyable, rewarding and challenging positions. Whichever way you go, all the best with it.

You might have a bad perception of what an accountant can be.
It's not, or pretty rarely, a repetitive job, most of the job is actually meeting clients and talking business with them, or group work to find solution to some accounting problem in a client's file.
The paper work actually represents less then 5% of the job.

Plus, there are about a dozen different kinda jobs you can find related to accounting once you have the title. I'm personally leaning towards information system controls. Which has nothing to do with the making of financial statsments anymore.

 

[Rambuchan]

I admit, I only deal with a specific kind and they too do what you describe. They also do what I described, which gives me that perception.

 

[Xanikk999]

Leeching off my parents.

 

[Irish Caesar]

College student, who works a cashiering job over the summer. My major is nuclear and radiological engineering.

Realistically, I'd like to work in some top-secret classified lab.

 

[Ramius75]

IT Engineer, Part time Equities Trader.

Realistically want to be a Billion asset Fund manager.
Unrealitically want to be a Billion Asset private Fund owner.

 

[Grisu]

I'm a Software Engineer. Programming J2EE Webapplications and Webservices, atm

This is pretty much what I want to do, realistically, as well

unrealistically, I'd like to have enough money to be self-employed and only have to take a few projects to pass the time

 

[Taliesin]

Student, with undergraduate program still undetermined (I will very shortly decide between geology and English, and stick to it); in summer months I'm a corporate hack for a largish life insurance company. I also occasionally play violin professionally, as an entertainer-- that is extremely lucrative for the hours involved ($100/hr if alone, or $50/hr if in a quartet), but I don't do it regularly anymore. My career plans involve either civil service or field work in something like mineral exploration or hydrogeology. Perhaps both, in time.

 

[AL_DA_GREAT]

Junior high student :suicide: :suicide: :suicide: :suicide: :suicide: :suicide:

 

[Chukchi Husky]

I heard something from you, CH, and I'm curious to see if it is true: you can't speak?

I can physically, but I have mental problems.

 

[Ultima Dragoon]

Still a student, unfortunately.

 

[Scuffer]

I'm an e-Learning Development Officer. And I don't really know what it means

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

For the summer? Moving heavy stuff around in the sun.

So much better than food service.