I found out that one of my former coworkers left public accounting for a long career at the U.S. Postal Inspector Service. Not as sexy as FBI, but still federal law enforcement. What unusual off-ramps have your peers taken?

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We had a tax senior manager on the east coast quit because they decided to move to the Midwest and bought a janitorial business.

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SM must have ran the #s. I’d go into any business if it was profitable enough and risk was minimal. Janitorial business sounds like it fit the bill

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