[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

[Anonymous]

@smalltimeauditor I wouldn't plan to get a better salary with the current company based on offers from other companies. I was going to try that at one place (I knew my pay was well below the market rate but at the time the job was decent otherwise) and my dad, who has always been in manager roles, said that he wouldn't advise it because anytime that an employee came to him with an offer from somewhere else, he considered them no longer loyal cause they were looking elsewhere. If he made a new deal with them, he still saw them as just a temporary employee from that point on.

However, getting frustrated with lack of promotion and considering moving elsewhere is understandable. You may never know why the current employer didn't choose you, but I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that in order to advance in the corporate world, you have to either cut throats (which I prefer not to do) or jump ship. And “advance” can mean by title or by pay. It's kinda like once they have you, they forget they have to treat you right to keep you, too.

(By the way, did you intentionally arrange your test scores so that they spelled “Barf”? haha!)

[tough_kitty]

@BobRossFan71: Wow, I am impressed. You must have better research skills than I do because I cannot find this info when I do a google search for my nickname…. Shoot….gotta change my nickname now 😉

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

[tough_kitty]

@BobRossFan71: Wow, I am impressed. You must have better research skills than I do because I cannot find this info when I do a google search for my nickname…. Shoot….gotta change my nickname now 😉

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

[Kenada]

Tough Kitty – I thought MOD was your b'frd not Monk… did I miss out on the juicy transition from MOD to Monk ..

Just Kidding (”,)

FAR 05/27/14; 786/110 - Done !

[Kenada]

Tough Kitty – I thought MOD was your b'frd not Monk… did I miss out on the juicy transition from MOD to Monk ..

Just Kidding (”,)

FAR 05/27/14; 786/110 - Done !

[tough_kitty]

@InsiWinsi: Well, what can I say…. I guess I am popular 😉

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

[tough_kitty]

@InsiWinsi: Well, what can I say…. I guess I am popular 😉

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

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