Once upon a time, accountants were pretty much idolized like Hollywood movie stars. It was a field dominated by women, and many regarded it as the it career. Today, that couldn't be farther from the truth! Accounting is now one of the most boring professions in today's job market. Here are five reasons why you should not become an accountant.
1) MONEY. You'll be making a crap salary as an accountant. Accountants have one of the lowest starting salaries in the jobs market today, right alongside education and bartending. Furthermore, the career path for accountants tends to follow a very flat progression: start off as a junior accountant, get crapped on for a half dozen years and finally when your boss gets promoted, you have a chance at a senior accountant position. If you are lucky, your bald ass will then get promoted into middle management, where your life will pretty much end while you kiss ass to the controller or VP of finance. Be sure to get your CPA (Certified Public Accountant) title - it's a pain in the ass, but you actually will make a little more green .
2) SELF-EMPLOYMENT. Accountants will usually start working with another firm straight out of school, but in todays market you are likely living at home like me. Surfing your friends couches, and eating pizza and ramen. You might have a shot at delivering newspapers.
3) CRAP JOB MARKET. Petty much everyone got laid off during the financial crisis. Now, you'll be lucky to find a job in fast food. Having that sexy accounting degree probably wont do shit for you.
4) LACK OF VARIETY . If you like pushing buttons on a calculator and playing with a spreadsheet, then this is the job for you. You'll get stuck crunching numbers while all the marketing guys are playing grab-ass with the hot interns.
5) ACADEMIC PREPARATION. You'll study your ass off to graduate. This stuff is as complex as engineering, but without the respect. The engineering students will not invite you to their private fraternities because of your slide ruler.
So, as you are considering this as a career, I would say think again.
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