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Fun Chart of the Day: Well F*ck Accountants Then I Guess

Posted on October 6, 2023October 6, 2023 by Adrienne Gonzalez
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Sorry to do this to you on a Friday but…

screenshot of salaries for various fields over the 2010s and 2020s

From “Why No One’s Going Into Accounting” published today by Wall Street Journal. There’s your answer.

Posted in Salaries, The Serious QuestionsTagged accountant shortage, Charts, fuck you pay me, Not this shit again, smh

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