[smalltimeauditor]

I’ve done my time (3.5 years) and improved upon my weak areas in tax, recently finished the exam in December.. and just found out that I was passed over for promotion. I don’t get it. I’m beyond pissed. All the evenings and weekends ruined to pass the exam; was assured that the exam was the only thing in my way for the promotion and then this sucker punch. Seriously thinking about jumping ship… I don’t have my license yet so I can’t edit my resume to “John Doe, CPA” yet. Why would I want to stay at a place who doesn’t appreciate what I’ve given up for them? Sick of making old white guys rich.

Anyone else deal with this BS?

B - Passed
A - Passed
R - Passed
F - Passed

[zieba]

LOL. Nice post.

I have always thought of the CPA designation as badge with which you can better navigate throughout your career. To hell with this raise, your designation will open other doors.

That said, have you received pay increases along the way?

I work in a small firm, the owner is a friend, so office politics is not something I'm well versed in.

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[zieba]

LOL. Nice post.

I have always thought of the CPA designation as badge with which you can better navigate throughout your career. To hell with this raise, your designation will open other doors.

That said, have you received pay increases along the way?

I work in a small firm, the owner is a friend, so office politics is not something I'm well versed in.

AUD - 75*, 88 done 5/14! (*exp)
BEC - 74 , 77
REG - 65 , 76 (10 point combooo!!)
FAR - 69 , 75

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Dr: intelligence
Dr: luck
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[smalltimeauditor]

I've received raises keeping with inflation and maybe a slight bump to make sure I'm getting paid more than a new hire. The designation open doors but a promotion to senior looks great to a private company.

B - Passed
A - Passed
R - Passed
F - Passed

[smalltimeauditor]

I've received raises keeping with inflation and maybe a slight bump to make sure I'm getting paid more than a new hire. The designation open doors but a promotion to senior looks great to a private company.

B - Passed
A - Passed
R - Passed
F - Passed

[mla1169]

Depends on the private company. In a F500 Company with a staff of Big 4 alumni they'd be looking for the bump to senior. In a smaller company, they have no idea except that everybody else seems to be looking for Big 4 and they aren't exactly sure why let alone what titles there mean. Worth looking, you'll never know for sure until you get your resume out.

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BEC -75

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[mla1169]

Depends on the private company. In a F500 Company with a staff of Big 4 alumni they'd be looking for the bump to senior. In a smaller company, they have no idea except that everybody else seems to be looking for Big 4 and they aren't exactly sure why let alone what titles there mean. Worth looking, you'll never know for sure until you get your resume out.

FAR- 77
AUD -49, 71, 84
REG -56,75!
BEC -75

Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

[LatinoTurkCPA]

I feel your pain, except for the fact that I was getting paid less than the new hires, not receiving raises even matching inflation, and being passed over for promotion by others who had started after me despite the fact that my actual manager recommended me for promotion and her telling me that I was getting it (they said yes to her but then cut her out of the process without telling anyone)… I had to raise issue with HR.

F: 76 8/31/13 Wiley Test Bank
A: 77 11/4/13 Wiley Test Bank
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B

MBA 06/2012 - ?

[LatinoTurkCPA]

I feel your pain, except for the fact that I was getting paid less than the new hires, not receiving raises even matching inflation, and being passed over for promotion by others who had started after me despite the fact that my actual manager recommended me for promotion and her telling me that I was getting it (they said yes to her but then cut her out of the process without telling anyone)… I had to raise issue with HR.

F: 76 8/31/13 Wiley Test Bank
A: 77 11/4/13 Wiley Test Bank
R
B

MBA 06/2012 - ?

[holbythebear]

Nobody here cares. Take this up with your boss.

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[holbythebear]

Nobody here cares. Take this up with your boss.

AUD - 5/13 85
REG - 7/13 73, 2/14 84
FAR - 8/13 82
BEC - 12/13 80

[ruggercpa2b]

Sometimes it also helps to have a conversation with the person/people that told you that the CPA exam was the only thing in the way of you getting promoted. Remind them that they said if you passed the exam you would get promoted but yet you were passed over. What is it that you need to do to be promoted to senior next go around? If you don't ask these questions you wont really know. And also this would be the time to see if they really intend to promote you or will they just give you another BS answer. If you are not satisfied with the answer then it might be time to look for something else. The last thing you want to do is waste another year and not get promoted in 2014.

Good Luck!.

AUD - 73, 72 retake 7/2/2016
BEC - 8/20/2016
REG - TBD
FAR - TBD

I am so ready for this nightmare to be over. Been at this way too long.

[ruggercpa2b]

Sometimes it also helps to have a conversation with the person/people that told you that the CPA exam was the only thing in the way of you getting promoted. Remind them that they said if you passed the exam you would get promoted but yet you were passed over. What is it that you need to do to be promoted to senior next go around? If you don't ask these questions you wont really know. And also this would be the time to see if they really intend to promote you or will they just give you another BS answer. If you are not satisfied with the answer then it might be time to look for something else. The last thing you want to do is waste another year and not get promoted in 2014.

Good Luck!.

AUD - 73, 72 retake 7/2/2016
BEC - 8/20/2016
REG - TBD
FAR - TBD

I am so ready for this nightmare to be over. Been at this way too long.

[Not a Quitter]

Judging by your attitude in this post, maybe they just don't like you? Personality and fit are almost just as important as skills and effort.

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[Not a Quitter]

Judging by your attitude in this post, maybe they just don't like you? Personality and fit are almost just as important as skills and effort.

FAR- 85 I'm DONE!
BEC- 75
REG- 60,60,75
AUD- 74,74,83

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Exam Matrix used for FAR plus NINJA Blitz, cpareviewforfree and a little CPAExcel

[LatinoTurkCPA]

Maybe his attitude became like this due to being mistreated? Or should he just allow everyone to kick him in teeth and take it with a smile? What if he was not ‘fitting in' because people didn't want to associate with him because of hiss race, should he still smile about it?

For example, my manager could not believe what was happening to me, her having experienced people going out of their way to ‘network' with her and giving her the benefit of the doubt.

It is easy to be a ‘good fit' when everyone wants to ‘network' with you for whatever reason, attractive face, work satus, social status.

I grew up in poverty, no friends or family, not established network at work. People mostly ignored me at best or trampled all over me at worse. Despite me being more outgoing and first to talk to someone new and to introduce myself, that matters very little outside initial first impression most of the times. If you don't have something that others want they will not bother ‘networking' with you.

For instance, one individual who has years less experience than me is a jersey shore girl who got the job by leaving her gpa off her resume. She was bragging how her professors to told her she would never find a job. She constantly makes condescending and borderline racist remarks, yet everyone bends over backward to ‘network' with her.

The unfortunate truth is that being nicer and pleasant and outgoing in of itself will not make you fit in. In fact, the things that matter more, status, work or social, means that you don't necessarily need to be nice or outgoing because people will approach you.

Not being a good fit or needs to work on communication skills is often just an excuse that is used by others who don't want to associate with you. Like when they tried to tell me that I was not going to get the promotion they said ‘well why didn't you ask about what you needed to do to get the promotion'. Both my manager's manager said this and my vp, but surprise! I did do that with my manger and she confirmed it with hr.

Unfortunately, in corporate america unless you have an objective ear (ie hr) it is not about being right. If you are not liked or have something that others want, if you are wrong they wil hold it against you… If you are right, they will change the rules to make you wrong.

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A: 77 11/4/13 Wiley Test Bank
R
B

MBA 06/2012 - ?

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