[Anonymous]

I had a job interview for a small CPA firm that needed me to take a test. Mixed FAR and AUD questions. Got all the audit questions right and most of the FAR ones correct. The questions I got incorrect was a journal entry related to payroll and I added a number on the bank rec that should’ve been subtracted.

This guy was acting like I completely bombed the test. I explained to him that in my previous position I have literally done THOUSANDS of reconciliations on the accounting software and was responsible for finding and correcting discrepancies. That I have never been good at test. But this guy had his mind made up. He wanted an automaton, someone who could memorize and regurgitate facts on the spot. He complained about how my generation was too reliant on computers. This guy lost out on literally the hardest worker he would ever have because I am not an automaton.

I wish they highlighted all the negatives about this career path instead of just the positives. Knowing what I know now I would never pick this career. Should have went with engineering. Someone please invent a time machine.

I’m going to knock out the rest of the CPA exam and find out what else I can do with my life. Accounting isnt it since I dont have 5 years of experience, the CPA, and am not built like an android.