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| *Ostroff, Fair and Company>>>Other - Careers & Employment |
Accounting vs. CIS? |
I'm starting college in the fall and am probably going to major in something in business. Right now I'm set up for an accounting degree but I've been doing some research and found that accountants have a lot of stress in their job and very little free time and that turned me off a little. Computer Information Systems seems like something I might like to do instead since it's still part of the business school and I could easily switch to it. I'm not a computer whiz but I'd say I'm above average in terms of operating one. Though I know very, very little about the real technical stuff, I am interested in them. What kind of positions can you land with a CIS degree? What's the pay in CIS compaired to accounting? How stressful is a job in CIS? How many hours in a typical week? Do you usually get free time in the evenings after work, or are you always thinking about you job? Do you have to work weekends often? Also, I'd still like to hear any information about accounting. -Thanks I have been in the Accounting field for 20 years, with a bent toward process improvements of accounting systems, so I work with alot of IT / CIS programmers. Accounting - if you get into a company that is well established and are replacing someone that left and there isn't any new setups / divisions/ purchases, etc - then you might just get into a 9-5 position as everything is already setup so no major time spent. If you get into a new company then there is a high probability you will be working alot of overtime, at least until everything is setup. Just be sure to ask in the interview. Also as a side note - when I interview someone - if they tell me that they 'are willing to work any amount of overtime" - I am not the least bit impressed - why - if they tell me that they work smart when they are working - that is what I consider important. Everyone needs a life out side of work - and the work environment seems to be moving back in that direction. The IT folks - don't be deceived, especially if you work at an international firm - they rotate being on-call, they have tight deadlines and work alot of overtime as well. Starting out you should expect some overtime as you are learning - but someone gave me some good advice that I followed as I wanted some work-life balance - when first starting out - do not go in and start working overtime right off the bat - then they will expect that from you going forward or until you can move to another company, but do it on occasion when absolutely necessary. I have followed that, by working hard when I am at work and not spending my day talking with everyone, which is what you will find many people that work overtime are doing. My main advice, do what you love - pick what you are best at - the job and opportunities will follow especially if you are excitied about what you do. Good Luck. my mom is an accountant. she actually loves to work with numbers and records. the pay is high and the demand is great. you can set your own hours except for tax time. i think you should talk to some before you write that carreer off entirely. |
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