Accounting was ranked the third most stressful job in a 2008 CareerBuilder article. Accountants are responsible for large sums of money and personal accounts, creating high pressure. They must also constantly study changing laws and regulations in the field.

1. "Accounting:
Ranked as high-stress in a
2008 article, CareerBuilder
rated accounting as the third
most stressful job.
CareerBuilder writer Anthony
Balderrama explained that
responsibility for large sums
of cash and personal accounts
creates a high-pressure role
for an accountant.
Angry Accountant
Accountants must constantly
study and review the law to
keep up with current
regulations in the field."
By Mohammed Salman
Sometimes, when we don't see any way out, we What can i do to better
manage stress?
just have to break through the wall. (Think Kool-Aid man.)
Ability to handle stress include
Sometimes that applies to those with an accounting job that your nutritional status, overall
hate every day of their lives, and sometimes that applies to health and fitness levels,
emotional well-being, your ability
those who have lost their accounting job and hate every day of
to control stress through
their lives looking for another accounting job. relaxation techniques or other
strategies, and the amount of
Maybe it is time to break through the wall and escape. That
sleep and rest you get.
doesn't mean burning bridges and torching the accounting
profession on your way out. It means breaking down the wall
between you and happiness. You can even work at the Big Four
and be happy; and you can even be unemployed and be happy,
so long as you've broken through whatever mental wall separates
you from happiness. Of course, sometimes you do need to get Send us feedback or suggest
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out of the accounting profession. salman.pasha@live.com
"We all have problems; the way we solve them is what makes us different."
April/1/2013