Do you introduce yourself “doing accounting” or “auditing/tax/etcs” when someone asked you on a social circumstance

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I ask have you seen the movie The Accountant? Something like that.

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I love that movie, just watched it again tonight since I'm waiting to see the 2nd one.

It doesn't matter what i tell folks or how many times I correct them. Everyone asks me how is tax season going. I gave up after a few years.

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Same. But other times when I get invited to things I don’t want to do in March/April I tell people that I’m busy with tax season no matter if I’m busy or not. They ask no further questions.

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All depends on the context/environment.

The more likely someone would know what I do, I get more specific. Otherwise, I keep it general to not kill the flow of a conversation.

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I panic every time and pause awkwardly like even I don’t know what I do then blurt out the first thing that comes to mind. This is my 9th year in public accounting…

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I just say accountant.

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=psCTNvhF9cE

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My thoughts exactly. Every. Single. Time. 😂

I either say “I’m an accountant” or “I work in tax”. It depends on the situation…like if it involved taxes or something relevant during tax season.

I don’t usually elaborate.
I work in B4 in tax advisory in a specialty role.

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I introduce myself as a Partner at xyz firm. I used to say I was an accountant at xyz firm.

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