LYC personal update re: new job, etc.
Posted by
con_carne
May 30 '14, 10:34
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whew. Glad to get that off my chest. :-)
New job's goin' good. Frankly, I'm reminded of our own Walt_Disney a lot in that we work with local small business owners who are mostly immigrants (in addition to taxes, we offer consulting and business services).
At every turn, I see signs that I'm right where I'm supposed to be at this point in my professional life (accountant, entry level with zero certifications yet). My company is kind of a pillar of the community. We help businesses and individuals with their finances, and it's at the most local level possible. And since I'm pretty much new to the neighborhood, yet also live here, this will build my network of contacts.
This is a mentally challenging job and I like it. The flip side is that I have to spend all my free time self-training (getting my tax preparer certification, brushing up on certain skills, etc.) after my already exhausting days. And ST during work? Forget about it. I mean, I probably could, but there is pretty much no time (tax season is over? What does this phrase even mean?). But it's all good. I've been trying to involve myself in exactly this kind of job situation. I'm getting all kinds of valuable experience you just can't get going to community college at night (which is what I did to get here).
I'm having fun. My coworkers and boss are nice and, because of them and our clients, we have had amazing office food treats. Jamaican boss married to the office maager who is Mexican. Multi-ethnic clients (the other day I tried and got to take home some great Filipino plantain fritters (at least I think it's plantain).
I feel unexpectedly humbled to be working on people's taxes and personal and business finance. This is basically the details of their life, and I have it in my hands. Not to mention you want to be careful with their identities and stuff like that (par for the course in this line of work). It's humbling, and I feel a certain solemn duty. And in another switch, I work with clients that I'm liable to meet personally at any time (vs. over the phone/international clients like I've had at previous jobs).
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