Career Advice
33, CPA, Masters.
So, first thing, don’t reply if you have something rude to say because I’d rather not go that route.
I’ve been in public accounting for 10 years. I’ve been at like 10+ different firms. Most of them remotely since 2020. Anything under 6 months I don’t even put on my resume. I feel like I’ve had a really shit run at this and the only employers that hire me are desperate.
I have quit every single time for one reason or another but mainly due to the lack of respect. I’ve had issues and voiced concerns over firm’s handling of technical issues such as ignoring basis tracking for partnerships and s corps, automatically putting a fixed percentage for cost segregation to real estate purchases, amongst other sometimes ethical issues just to name a few.
I have voiced these issues in a manner that was respectful and trying to provide value to the firms but most of the time it is not met well.
Every firm I’ve been at seems to have technical issues, sometimes in the same areas, and I’ve grown tired of repeating the same thing over and over. I feel like I’m going in circles at each employer.
I’m not sure if I am just not tolerant enough or I have high standards or what, but like I said, I’ve quit, not been fired, from every one.
So, the question is: where the hell do I go from here?
My interviews are deplorable because I just think I lack the desire to continue and am burnt out.
I go through month stretches of unemployment constantly but I do run a business on the side. I have not been able to grow it enough to sustain a living though. And I’m pretty much burnt out on that too and lack the desire to move forward with it as well.
I feel absolutely insufficient and worthless despite my true belief that it isn’t 100% my fault. I’ve evaluated every scenario over and over to see what I can improve the next time but it just seems to go no where because I feel deep down that I do the job very well and I perform at a very high, efficient, productive level when I am employed.
Every time I’m unemployed and just working on my business, I feel unfulfilled for whatever reason. And even go through depression phases. I’m constantly thinking back on every job I ever had to reevaluate and of course, that solves nothing but waste my time.
When I do have a job, I get into a rhythm and begin to get back into some momentum.
I do think I self sabotage myself by quitting but I just feel like I didn’t do all that I’ve done to deal with shitty ass employers.
Rambling of course but any advice would be appreciated on what the hell I should do.