How the hell did any of you make it to manager?

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Got dumped by whomever I was dating — over and over. But, it freed my time up for 70/80 hour weeks. I’ll be starting therapy pretty soon too. Might help me make senior manager

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Same happened to me year after year. Ending up leaving for business school—best decision I ever made

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Caffeine and hate during the week. Whiskey and sex on the weekends. Repeat.

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Found my niche and was rewarded pretty well but it takes time!

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Alcohol

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Sheer willpower.. (and a lot of broken relationships)

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Just kept grinding it out

Got hired as a Director. 😄

😭😰😨😱

One day at a time. And a lot of support from executives

Go into a group with no busy season.

Stay where your at...from the responses it looks like nothing but stress!

A great support network at work. Supportive wife. A ton of luck involved with getting the team I have.

I kept thinking I’d leave every year and then just...didn’t. And now here I am 🤷🏻‍♀️

One of the hardest things about public accounting is learning how to make it work for you. Some days are better than others. Some days it just sucks. But, if you stick with it, seek out good mentors and be open to trying new experiences, you find your path. You also have to learn how to say “No”. Counselors and mentors should be able to help you figure this part out. You also have to take time off and disconnect. Planning vacations and working with your teams to make sure you get that time off is critical.

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