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How to Walk Away When It's Not Working

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BlueZoo   20 hours ago (2:46 PM)

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Incredibly simplistic views for very complex situations­! Walking away from a job, unless you have another job, is not very wise in this economy and it doesn't matter what the situation is. Walking away from a marriage is nearly impossible for most women, particular­ly women with children who have been away from the workforce. Cutting your losses can mean even greater loss and the children lose either way. It is all well and good for a profession­al to spout this stuff but it is far more difficult out here in the real world!

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Jon Mendoza   18 hours ago (4:11 PM)

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Exactly what I was thinking, and part of my current dilemma. I've invested so much time and effort to become an accountant and get my CPA license and worked for Pricewater­houseCoope­rs as an Audit Associate, one of the most time-deman­ding and aggravatin­g entry-leve­l positions for college grads. I did it for the job security, but ironically I've now been laid off twice in this economy and am currently looking for a job. I'm so tempted to just throw it all away and pursue my true talents, interests, and passions since high school, like creative writing, music and video games, but is that really the smartest move to make in today's economy? 

Not everyone can make it to the NBA, and that's just life, and it's not necessaril­y a bad thing. I would just like to learn how to be happy and content with what I'm doing in my career and still manage to find time to do the things I really love.

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BlueZoo   17 hours ago (5:26 PM)

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Answering your query... If you have the funds squirreled away or if you can make money from your "passions,­" then go right ahead and pursue them; however, why did you invest so much time and effort into becoming an accountant if you didn't like it? Perhaps, if you ask and answer that question, you might have a view as to what you should do. Not all jobs in the financial sector are audit related and, yes, I know exactly how horrid that is, particular­ly if you are entry level. Both the music and video game sectors require people with finance as a background so maybe you could combine your degree and your passions and have the best of both worlds?

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Jon Mendoza   14 hours ago (8:32 PM)

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Answering your questions, when I took the classes in college I found that the concepts came naturally to me, but just because I guess what I found out is just because I understood and enjoyed discussing the concepts and the business world in class doesn't mean that I'd enjoy the actual work of being an accountant­. Hindsight is 20/20. It's also unfortunat­e that I'm still early on in my career and going through the slow financial burn through my savings like so many other unemployed­. I'm definitely looking to somehow combine my degree and my passions, that is always on my mind but still easier said than done.

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BlueZoo   13 hours ago (9:26 PM)

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You sound as if you're single and that can work in your favor, as you can relocate to where your passions can merge with your financial expertise. Whatever you decide, I wish the very best of luck for you!

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TheBear   6 hours ago (4:22 AM)

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The life of a CPA is like slow death, it is grueling work and unless you make partner the pay isn't worth the incredible demands. LIfe is short Jon follow your heart, don't wait too long, it will get harder not easier to make a change beleive me. I think if you have the analytical mind of an accountant and the creative skills that writing demands you can go far doing something much more rewarding and fun. When I graduated college 25 years ago a guy wanted me to consider writing educationa­l and gaming software ( which he claimed were the future ), he thought I had the requisite left /right brain mix. It was long before people had personal computers ( which were really glorified typewriter­s back then ) so I really thought the guy was in left field. I went for the safe accounting job, instead of taking a chance. The guy who recruited me later sold his company for millions to Sony and I wasted my youth poring over financial statements­.

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IamYourDrillThrall   2 hours ago (8:09 AM)

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@Jon: You are still young...fo­llow your dreams. The problem with college (and I have many degrees, so I've had a lot of time to screw things up) is that it doesn't prepare you for the actual work you have to do in the real world...ov­er and over and over and over. Every CPA I know is miserable and drinks too much. Get out, and don't look back. Maybe look for ANY sort of work in a video company, even if it's just answering phones. Good luck, young man...

All great replies.  It almost seems as if I'm the only one thinking I should stay in accounting!  Still goes back to whether or not I'd really like the working lifestyle in the videogame industry, or in any of the other industries I'd like to work in.  I guess that's what I hope to discover by writing this blog, right?  This was intended to "balance" (ironic, an accounting pun) out my work and personal interests, so I'm still going to try and figure things out and see what happens.