Company was recently acquired by a PE firm and now they announced some restructuring that’s leading to some people being lost in the shuffle and their jobs ending. Sadly, I am one of those but also I find this as an opportunity to reflect and think I want to get out of accounting. What other opportunities allow me to use what I’ve learned to pivot into something where I can make a lateral move salary-wise? Maybe something with more people interaction since I hate just being alone in a cube?

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It may be hard to just jump into a new role depending on your skills and where you want to go. What were your roles previously? I would look to that and see if there are positions out there where you utilize some of your old skills but there are a few new interesting job duties on there. If you “liked” what you did but want to be more people facing, I’d look to a public accounting firm. As you progress you’ll get more exposure to clients. You can also move around within the firm to find something that better suits your interests.

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Was in public before going to industry. To be honest I had a really terrible time working for both a small local firm and then a National firm for different reasons. Not to sound like a jerk but I’d rather eat glass then go back to public and have billable hours dictate how good of a worker I am. I’m entering my 30’s and the juice isn’t worth the squeeze especially if I don’t have my CPA

If you want more people interaction while still utilizing your accounting knowledge, try recruiting.

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Did they give you severance? How much?

Please don't listen to the poster who's telling you to go into recruiting.

Nice reply Auditor 1. Long on problems...short on solutions.

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