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Hi all, just want to share my accounting story with yall!
Coming out of high-school I totally did not know what I wanted to do so I started a General Arts Degree at SFU. After about a year of doing poorly I spoke to some friends who were at BCIT doing their FMGT Diploma in hopes of getting into accounting. I followed suit and loved it!
After completing my diploma I started to work full time as an accounts payable clerk, accounting clerk, staff accountant, ect in various industries while doing my BBA very slowly at BCIT. After my BBA I was planning to get my designation.
My last role was Senior Accountant for a transportation company. I learned so much from that position because the C-suite was amazing. I loved that company but started feeling bored of the whole accounting thing and I definitely did not want to do my designation. One day I woke up and didn't want to go to work. I actually ended up going in that day but told my Director of Finance that I'm done. So I gave them 3 days notice and bounced. At the age of 30 that was a big thing for me. Totally felt a weight coming off my shoulders.
I learned so much about business, organizing, communication, finance and many industries in my 8 year accounting experience. I don't have any regrets about the time I spent because I learned so many great skills.
One year later, I'm working for a private lender, heading their investment division. I feel great about my decisions.
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