Hate my new job, what to do?
A little bit of background, I graduated in finance in 2004 and quickly landed a job in an investment management firm. Three years later I was still there, as a glorified secretary. I returned to school in ‘07 to pursue an accounting designation and started work in an accounting firm two weeks ago.
I **** it. I have no idea what I am doing. My accounting knowledge (academic) has not transferred over to the real world. Hell, I just worked on a client file (no idea what I am doing. Random clicking), and couldn’t get the balance sheet to balance. I asked my boss on how to do something, wrote it down, returned to my desk clueless. Staring at my notes as if they were written in Greek. I don’t know what to do. I want to quit/get fired because I feel utterly incompetant.
one thing that is extremely frustrating is that I am always doing this. by this I mean taking steps back in hope that they will spring me forward. I want to have my own place etc…and now I fear with all these paycuts, “re-starts” etc…I’ll be a 40-year old living at home **** (I’m 29 now, moved out a few years ago but moved back in last summer)
