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Money. Went to a seminar at school and they listed the top paying jobs out of school and accounting was the only one I saw suited for myself given I had a affinity to math and not science. In terms of being outnumbered, my school was super diverse and so I never felt like the only minority in a sea of white people. In fact, most the accounting students were Asian and I actually was very close with the Asian community on campus. But at the end of the day I never looked at it as not fitting in, I looked at it as I’m trying to make money lol honestly, the more you stand out the better as you bring something fresh to the table but just my thoughts
I chose to pursue a career in accounting for the financial stability that I knew it would provide. Plus, I knew it best aligned with my skillset. To me, that makes being the only black face in most professional settings I am in worth it.
It’s still difficult at times but I like being able to provide representation for people that look like me. The more people of color that succeed in the field the less new generations will question entering the field.
I think it's crucial to build a network outside of your office if it's all or predominantly white. Just for comfort and to be able to share worries freely.
Definitely financial stability and being able to develop my career as an Accountant. FYI,there is so much you can do as an accountant such as using this career to build your own business. I wont lie, it was very difficult starting out in a new country after graduating with being non-white and having an accent. However, I am finally at an org. where I have improved my overall skills as an accountant. I have also been feeling little more inclusive (despite being in an org. where majority is not a non-white individual).
Won't lie and pretend like it wasn't hard at first. Or that being the only Black person in my accounting program was fun because it wasn't. But I knew that I had the skills for the job, and I wanted to do it in part because I know people expected me to fail.
I picked accounting while I was still in HS. I originally thought engineering but after calculus and physics I didn’t think I’d be able to handle those at a college level. I took an accounting class my senior year and looked up the career opportunities for someone with that major. I figured there would always be a person or business that would need those services and since it came pretty easy for me, I stuck with it.
I didn’t really consider being outnumbered demographically since most of the high earning careers are generally white male anyway, just figure what was the norm to be outnumbered. I was more concerned with everyone being old/older. I have been the only black woman a few times and luckily I haven’t noticed any issues because of race or gender.
I was business undeclared and had to select a major my sophomore year of college. I had taken 2 accounting courses and did ok and just went with that as a major. In corporate, regardless of career, you’ll likely be outnumbered often. That didn’t bother me. Have to become comfortable being in settings where you aren’t the majority
Thank you for this everyone, I think I was nervous because I'm not used to being the minority. After reading these though I think I understand that it isn't something worth not pursuing my career over. I really appreciate this.
Because it's the best career path that was available to me in terms of money. If you stand out then so what? Money talks, bullshit walks.