Graduated with Accounting B.S. and got an audit & advisory internship with a small firm. Absolutely HATED it! from the client meetings to the “just go do some expense samples” to everything else.

Transitioned into AP because I figured maybe I need to get just the tip of the iceberg before diving in to audit. Absolutely hate how little autonomy i have. It’s the same thing every week. Check run, Exceptions, Pos pay, W9s…. It’s boring!! I then decided (while still currently working in AP) that I’d enjoy bridging technology and accounting, so I’m not attending an Ivy League for my Masters in Computer Science.

So I’m now doing my masters and working in AP and realizing that I don’t enjoy accounting work itself, but rather understanding the concepts of accounting. Every single accounting class in college had my full, undivided attention and was SO interesting to me. I’m thinking of a career teaching accounting at a collegiate level, with a PhD needing to be my next step.…