I am a college freshman, currently undecided, and I was looking into the accounting profession. It was appealing to me because I consider myself kind of a shy person and I dont mind paperwork, which from what I have heard is a bulk of the work that accountants do. But what scares me is the amount of hours that one might have to work, and the instability of an “office” as you might have to travel from place to place. Personally, I wouldn’t mind not working for “big 4” companies. I am comfortable with a 50-60k salary, not looking for a lot, I’d rather have peace of mind and quality time to myself. What I want to know, is what your normal work day like? So if you wouldn’t mind answering these questions…
A) How many hours do you normally work?
B) What part of the US do you work in,(I am from NY so I want to know if that makes a difference in hours.)
C) How often do you experience burnout from hours/workload
D )Do you have quality time, free time to yourself?
E) Are you happy with your profession, would you choose something else if you could’ve?
F )Are you happy?
Thanks!!!