u/Budget_Plum7524

My final day is next Friday. I have handed in my notice and the necessary people know. Some staff members know I have a new job but I haven't told them when I'm leaving.

I'm petrified for the last day. I worked at a school a few years ago and when I left they all had presents and cards which were nice but they only showed them being nice on the final day, not the rest of the time.

This past year of working in a new school has been awful. I have felt so isolated, lonely and everyone is in one big clique that I'm obviously not a part of. I'm worried on my last day (if they know), they will pretend to be nice and give me a gift and stupid me will feel guilty for leaving or I'll feel bad and I'll cry. I stupidly cry when I feel awkward and I'm petrified I'll cry.

It's so silly. Do you have any advice?

So I have no previous background in accounting and I just completed AAT Level 2 Bookkeeping with a distinction (I am going to start Level 3 Bookkeeping in September), and I've been offered an accounts assistant role. I'm really nervous because I thought maybe my Bookkeeping qualification doesn't suit it/ isn't as good obviously as the full accounting one, and I've seen so many people online who have done higher AAT qualifications than myself struggle or get an accounts assistant role. The employer in the interview did know it was the Bookkeeping course.

I'm just worried I'll do rubbish in the job or they made a mistake. Any advice?

I was wondering if I am the only one in this situation. I'm quite naturally and introverted person and as a teacher I find it quite a isolating job because you'll just be interacting mostly with the kids for the majority of your day. I find the other colleagues quite bitchy, judgemental and argumentative. I feel insecure and judged when I'm around them so I try to keep conversations to a minimum. I however feel like I come across as very rude or unapproachable, but in my mind I don't want to surround myself with people who talk to one another just to gossip.

I often feel like the odd one out because everyone has their own little cliques and friendship groups but I don't really have any friends or anyone to confide in and the people that I used to have have already left. I will interact with them if it's to do with work and I will say good morning and say goodbye but I don't talk to them about my personal life or about my weekend etc.

Ive just completely level 2 Bookkeeping back in May and I'm looking to start level 3 in July. I'm thinking about buying the BPP books again but should I wait for the September 2026 books or just buy the September 2025 books?

Also I'm hoping to start studying FAPS in July and hopefully do the exam by November/December. I'm quite a slow and thorough learner so is that timeline realistic?

I left education a few years ago for an office job. I instantly felt happier, way less stressed, I had more hobbies, put effort into myself physically and mentally and was so much happier. Then a few months in, I felt like I missed working in a school. I felt like that was my 'purpose' and I shouldn't have taken everything to heart (the kids behaviour and horrible and rude co-workers) and so I made the STUPID decision to leave my office job, and I started working in a school again.

As soon as I came back, I instantly knew I made a mistake! Nothing changed (obviously) and all the positive changes I made for myself completely did a 180 and a few months in I was back to the same horrible reality, but worse! The principal had changed and so many new coworker's appeared and it was a worse environment than before, way way worse!!! I went to work everyday feeling so alone, isolated and my confidence lowered again. I felt like everything I did was stupid, everyone else was clever and I wasn't etc.

I started studying for finance and I managed to secure a job that I start in a few weeks. I have finally handed my notice in and I'm SO SO SO excited to leave for the final time and forever!!!

If anyone is thinking about returning. If anyone is thinking oh I was being dramatic it's not that bad, or thinks if they can change a part of themselves to not take it to heart or be too stressed, please take it from me: the environment is the same, the kids awful behaviour is the same, and the coworkers horrible condescension is the same, and please don't waste your time coming back! I think I had to come back as a lesson to myself. If I didn't I'd always worry I made a mistake but now I realise I absolutely didn't and I need to put myself first!

I have just finished my AAT Level 2 bookkeeping with a distinction and I have got a job as a part-time account assistant but I'm really worried because I only have experience in admin and I'm worried it's going to be a lot different than doing the AAT. I'm also going to start level 3 soon.

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Any advice?

I have just finished my AAT Level 2 bookkeeping with a distinction and I have got a job as a part-time account assistant but I'm really worried because I only have experience in admin and I'm worried it's going to be a lot different than doing the AAT. I'm also going to start level 3 soon.

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Any advice?

I'm hoping to start a new job on 27th July. I have signed the offer letter, confirmed the start date and have sent references over. They told me I will sign the employment contract on the first day and to bring my right to work documents too.

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I'm thinking about handing my notice in with my current company on Friday 26th June as I have a 1 month notice period.

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Any advice?

I'm wanting to start level 3 FAPS soon and I have found the BPP L3 FAPS September 2025 textbook but should I wait until the September 2026 one?

How far back is an employer likely to ask for references from a small to medium sized company

How far back will reference checks go for a small - medium sized company as an accounts admin?

I worked at Tesco 10 years ago between 2016-2019 and I'm considering working there again. Has it changed much in 10 years, and if so, how?

I have the POBC AAT L2 exam tomorrow. Any tips?

I've got my POBC exam on Tuesday and I've done all the AAT past papers online, my course book past papers and the mazar ones too.

I've read online people saying the exam is worded completely differently to the mocks and things come up that they never saw in the mocks.

For example on task 4 the cash book/bank reconciliation someone said there wasn't a physical bank statement or cash book in the question but an extract that said two have already been added and two haven't. That just doesn't make much sense and I'm worried I'll get it completely wrong!

Also does anyone know if I have to remember the errors that affect and not affect the trial balance by name?

Does anyone have any advice?

I'll be honest, it's taken me a while to know what role I want to go into and that's why my CV looks so bad.

Here is a list of the jobs I've had. Please give me some advice?

(The TA job is the same job twice)

Job 5: TA January 2025 to present

Job 5: admin may 2024 to December 2024

Job 4: TA January 2022 to May 2024

Job 3: admin April 2021 to January 2022

Job 2: admin July 2020 to March 2021 (COVID)

Job 1: customer assistant august 2017 to January 2020 (left to focus on uni)

I have just done the Kaplan practice exam for the AAT L2 POBC and I failed terribly. It was worded so more confusingly and difficult than the practice AAT ones. On the AAT practice mocks I'm getting 90% and the Kaplan I got 47%. Is this just me?

I wonder if others can relate. So for me I've always DREADED when my elderly pets and family members pass away because I know I'll have to put on a brave face and show up happy for the children.

My worse nightmare happend twice in just over a month. First my grandma passed away quickly from an aggressive cancer. Literally less than 2 weeks after getting diagnosed she passed away. I had 2 days off to grieve and then I had to literally push my grief and sadness to the side and literally ignore it when I went back to work. Horrible! I feel like I was not honouring her memory or even grieving her properly because for my own mental health I had to block it out whilst at work. Then, just a few days ago my beloved family cat passed away. Again, a day I was literally dreading. And guess what, today I have to again go into the school and literally block out any single sad thought about it and pretend it didn't happen.

Working in a school with children it's always about putting your own feelings last and making sure you're in a good mood for the kids. You could be having the worse day in the world but you still have to ignore it and be happy for the children.

I hate it so much.