Reasons To Keep Accounting

I've heard many a story about accountants who change careers for one reason or another: They get sick or the hours, bored with the work, or simply decide they want to try something new. On her blog Brazen Careerist, Penelope Trunk lists five reasons you should not change careers:

1. You hate your boss. (That's a job problem, not a career problem.)

2. You want more prestige. (A confidence problem, not a career problem.)

3. You want to meet new people. (A social problem, not a career problem. "Maybe what you really want is to get a life. Pick up a hobby.")

4. You want more meaning in life. (It can be many things - but it's not a career problem.)

5. You want more happiness. (This is a perspective problem, not a career problem.)

Reading the full post, I think what Trunk's saying is there are any number of traps you can fall into by thinking a career change will help you find happiness/meaning/contentment. If you're not happy in your work, the first step might be to make sure your work is the issue.

Five situations when you shouldn’t change careers [Brazen Careerist]