I don't miss public accounting one tiny bit but I'm so bored!!!!!!!! Seriously, I'm at a point where my job is really a 15-20hr a week job!!! What to do what to do?

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Get a hobby

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Will anything ever be good enough?

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Enjoy it.. fuck..people complain when there is too much work, and complain when they have more free time. Wtf?!?

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Or a side hustle

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Read a book and news you assshole. Flaunting your free time here.

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Boredom is a luxury.

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Pick your bracket?

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That's what happened to me. I came back to public. #hurtssogood

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Are you required to sit around there?

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Did you get a better salary

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Thanks for the suggestions- Maybe I'll learn a language and I guess it wouldn't hurt to lose about 20lbs :)

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Live a more productive life, OP. What more could you ask for!? Love the idea of learning a new language!

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I love your job senior op! Play sports! Read articles! There are a lot of things to do besides work.

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What's your job?

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Well what's the pay like? Go to gym?

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Funny you say that. I've left public accounting twice over the years for corporate and each time within about a year and a half I was bored. PA may be really hard but the variety of work is what makes it interesting. Plus the salary potential in PA has proven to be way better than corporate.

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That is so concerning 😪^

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Celebrate?

When you came back I mean @ASM1

That's most corporate jobs

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