Clearly they have not seen The Accountant (2016), starring Ben Affleck.
Study show that people think that data analysts and accountants are boring
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#72What people think is extremely influenced by pop culture. Programming was boring, coding is cool. Investing is boring, VC is cool. Being a lawyer was boring, being a lawyer is cool.
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Re: Study show that people think that data analysts and accountants are boring
#73What people think is extremely influenced by pop culture. Programming was boring, coding is cool. Investing is boring, VC is cool. Being a lawyer was boring, being a lawyer is cool.
Seriously. Society is an airtight room made of mirrors.
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And yet all the accountants I’ve worked with have had to be able to prove their ability by way of recognised qualifications. Ie legally they have to have certain qualifications in order to do their job. Whereas I dropped out of school at 17 after being on track to fail my A Level in Maths and yet I recently built an ERP system for a $100m revenue company. No one checked my (lack of) qualifications! (Nor did my lackin…
Ie legally they have to have certain qualifications in order to do their job. No, they don't. Only about half the accountants in the USA are licensed CPAs. And you don't need a college degree to become one in many states.
I don't think ANY state requires a degree or CPA license to be employed in a job that may have the word accountant in its title; however, there are certain kinds of roles, with certain responsibilities, that generally require a degree, and sometimes a CPA license.
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I think there is a bit of confusion between topics here. Software Engineering as an academic topic can be very difficult; as a career, because of various factors over the last 30 years, it's anything but. Accounting as an academic topic is fundamentally very simple (it's mostly about giving precise names to money movements); as a career, because of rigorous qualification paths in most countries, it's anything but.
because of rigorous qualification paths in most countries, it's anything but. LOL! Here is are the requirements to take a CPA exam in the USA. US Citizen, 18 years old with a valid SSN 120 hrs of college credit or a bachelor's degree. Note that your 120 hrs doesn't have to be in accounting. These "rigorous qualifications" are about one step above the manager at your local fast food restaurant. https://www.ais-cpa.com…
PASSING the test is what is rigorous. Just as you don't need a law degree to sit for the bar (in some states), the requirements to sit for the CPA exam are basic. But the exam itself is not a walk in the park.
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Surely a degree is a qualification…
Nope. https://www.ais-cpa.com/cpa-exam-requirements/
You're confusing SITTING for the exam with being issued a license -- it's the latter where you'll need a degree. The rules are set up to allow college students, who are close to graduation, to sit for the exam. The coursework requirements are such that a certain number of credits in Accounting must already be in hand, and it's almost inconceivable that any person meeting those requirements wouldn't be on the cusp of graduating.
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Nope. https://www.ais-cpa.com/cpa-exam-requirements/
You're confusing SITTING for the exam with being issued a license -- it's the latter where you'll need a degree. The rules are set up to allow college students, who are close to graduation, to sit for the exam. The coursework requirements are such that a certain number of credits in Accounting must already be in hand, and it's almost inconceivable that any person meeting those requirements wouldn't be on the cusp of…
How many states require a degree in accounting to become a licensed CPA?
Lots of lawyers are licensed CPAs without any accounting degree.
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Don't worry, people on HN know what filthy beasts data analysts truly are. Everyone who digs that type of mathematics, is also doing some other naughty things for fun. What is surprising from this shotty paper is that they conclude boring people are perceived as "less competent". Seems counter-intuitive, considering accounting and taxes.
I’m guessing you didn’t read the whole paper. Perhaps you thought it would be boring? They did two different studies. One took a list of occupations, and asked the respondents “Joe is an accountant. How boring does that make him seem, 1-7?” The other study then created a vignette combining attributes that were individually rated into a bigger description, then asked “how competent (skilled, hard-working) does this pe…
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Re: Study show that people think that data analysts and accountants are boring
#79Earlier quoted context omitted.
You're confusing SITTING for the exam with being issued a license -- it's the latter where you'll need a degree. The rules are set up to allow college students, who are close to graduation, to sit for the exam. The coursework requirements are such that a certain number of credits in Accounting must already be in hand, and it's almost inconceivable that any person meeting those requirements wouldn't be on the cusp of…
How many states require a degree in accounting to become a licensed CPA? Lots of lawyers are licensed CPAs without any accounting degree.
You need from 24-30+ credits of Accounting coursework in every state. No one is taking 8-10 accounting classes in college to round out their electives. 99% of CPAs have a business degree. Yes, there are exceptions.