^No worries. No offense taken.
I just think most people don’t understand that all accountants are not alike. A person in my position is a lot closer to `the FO than the BO (as best I understand these silly terms).
^Accounting is back office, Greenman. Unless you run your own fund. At least that’s what the BSD PM in the front office told me.
Back to topic, I got a $100 timbuk2 10 years ago. That shit’s survived some major abuse. I guess time to get a new one.
The other big status symbol I see in some parts of Texas is Lucchese boots. Way more expensive than a pair of Ferragamos.
Consider your sources.
Industry accounting is back office. Audit is back office. When you’re face to face with a guy who makes $17m per year, and you’re advising him on entity structures, and negotiating your bill (which was $50k last year), that’s not back office.
Of course, in a firm this size (and in most tax practices), the partner (FO) is also the preparer (BO).
Greenman…You’re an accountant? CPA?
What are your working hours like?
Right now? 8-8, Mon-Sat.
On April 16, 8-5.
First of all, please do not twist my words, i never said anything remotely close to “take delight in showing it off”, or whatever other stupid shit.
If i am buying a bag that i use everyday, i am not buying it to show off, i am buying it because i love it and it’s good to look at (for me), and probably durable too. People choose to spend their money in different things and i do understand a lot of men do not care for fashion, do not care for style, do not care for taste…
I am not going to apologize for spending money on things that enrich my life if i can afford it. If people choose to wear the cheapest clothes they can find, eat the cheapest food they can buy, use the cheapest furniture and phones and cars… I actually applaud them, they truly find their happiness elsewhere.
From April 16th?
I’ve heard that the first few years its crazy difficult in terms of hours but then it isn’t hard to find an 8hr workday job? Any truth to this?
Can you give a brief rundown?
That’s pretty true from my experience. When I was in Big 4 you’d work crazy hours, but after 2-3 years you quit and move to a company. The companies I worked 40 hrs a week, had 9/80 work schedules, and would only work a bit of overtime in the week or two surrounding the 10Q/10K filing. Big deadlines in tax are mainly April 15 and October 15, but they also get caught up in the SEC filing stuff since they have to sign off on the tax related crap that goes into the filings.
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Thanks, one last thing. What’s a 9/80 work schedule?
Remember–there’s tax and there’s audit and there’s industry. These are three totally different things.
I’m in tax, and in a small practice. Tax, in general, is very deadline-driven. We work harder before the deadlines (April 15, September 15, and October 15 are the big three). We stay pretty busy in May, June, and July (because whatever we didn’t get done for the April 15 deadline is due in September or October–no exceptions, no extensions).
In November and December, we work whatever we need to for end-of-year financial planning, but if we work over 40 hours, that’s the exception and not the rule.
In January, there’s a lot of “thumb-twiddling” going on.
and industry is similar to what kanuck posted?
Depends on the company. And the position. For the most part, I would say 40 hours per week is normal. You might work 50-ish while closing books, or during a special project (like trying to gets bonds issued).
Some companies run really lean, and force their accounting staff to work more hours. And some companies have more accountants than they need, so they have those brutal 35 hour work weeks every week. Again, it depends on the company.
And as you go higher in the food chain, you work more. My Controller at the oil and gas service company probably worked 70+ hours a week every single week.
Sometimes those 35 hour weeks are more painful than the 50s.
A 9/80 schedule is where you work 9 hrs Monday-Thursday and you get every 2nd Friday off. So you work those 8 hours over the span of the two weeks - 1 hr per day.
Got my bag in… like weezy says, my leather so soft! highly recommend, color looks great.
I got to admit, Greenie’s rant on the previous page is gold for any local politician wanting to run against an incumbent. Someone running as the common, family oriented, hard working man having a tough time getting by. Lots will relate with that.
Get some leather care lotion. Wipe/brush with a soft brush, and apply the lotion in circular motions with clean softcloth, let it absorb, maybe do another round, then spray some waterproof on it if you intend to use it in harsher weathers.
Test all materials on the bottom/inconspicious spots before the rest.
Good advice, I actually put some of this:
http://leathermilk.com/product/leather-care-liniment-no-1/
on the bottom and if it turns out good, going to do the whole bag. Hopefully this bag will last me a good 10+ years.
Bump because I’m in the market for one. Looking for a dark brown leather one, style like shia labeoufs black bag in wall street 2. Suggestions?