Career Living In 'The Present': Thesis

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This means that the country will have enough 'supply' of accountants at the time demand will be greater (in the future). Interestingly, this increase in demand for accountants will also correspond to an increase in projected median annual earnings for the profession. While the highest earnings belong to accountants who are involved in "tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services," (at $57,000 per annum), management accountants -- that is, accountants involved in "management of companies and enterprises" -- placed as the second most highest per annum salary among accounting categories, at $55,000 per annum (U.S. BLS, 2007). This positive outlook to management accounting is supported by Ms Dale, who believed that accounting is one of the professions that is recognized as financially rewarding and intellectually stimulating, across societies and cultures all over the world. She likened the profession as a high-low job, where working conditions are usually located at the extreme ends of the 'working spectrum.' There would be periods where the workload is at a lull, but, come tax payment season, this workload would 'exponentially' increase, and accountants are required to jumpstart almost instantly to work. This high-low nature of the work is enough to make life stressful and could lead to burn out if the individual is not able to handle this stress effectively,...

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However, while this is the reality of work for most people, the author encouraged his readers to focus on 'the present.' His concept of the present, however, is interestingly a fusion not only of the lessons of the past and improvement for the future, but learning to integrate these two with an appreciative eye to the present. Knowing and understanding this complicated, yet enlightening, interdependency of past, present, and future will give the individual a better sense of control with his/her professional life, which would inevitably translate to his/her personal life. Indeed, reflection on one's life -- both professionally and personally -- creates greater meaning, and this meaning, as Spencer explicated in his book, is defined not by other people or circumstances, but by the individual himself/herself (Johnson, 2003:13-20).

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Accountants and auditors." (2007). Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Department of Labor- Bureau of Labor Statistics web site. Available at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos001.htm.

Johnson, S. (2003). The Present: the secret to enjoying your work and life, now! Doubleday.

Personal interview with N. Dale. Interviewed last February 13, 2009.


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