No. I wanted steady work

Do you have to deal with people bitching and not wanting to pay full price often?

someone has ALWAYS got to count the money ALWAYS

sometimes. I don't work for a firm or company, I'm freelance....so I do get that a bit more

What does the future look like with software solutions ramping up?

@Deleted User Wait. You didn't have steady work in IT? It's a normal boring 9-5 whereas you're making bank as an accountant. Now are you CPA or have any specific licenses?

I am CPA

I won't hate that shit

@MufflePuff For accounting?

Yeah

@Deleted User Ah! That is why you can command $400+/hr

Now.....when I was at IBM, I was pulling about 90K a year right before I retired

@MufflePuff Honestly, I think software can automate most of what @Deleted User does but you'll always WANT a human to double check it. You disagree @Deleted User?

@Deleted User Yeah, that sounds about right in tech.

I'll be getting 90k in 1-2 years.

Seems like if it's a small business they can use software, but if the business is large, they'd have in-house accountants.

But accounting would be 150+k with your rate 😄

@MufflePuff Yeah, it depends really.

People still don't want a machine to handle THEIR money when it comes to the books....sure, some basic debit and credit.....but when it comes time to "account" and see where its going and how, and rolling monthly....you will still need a person at this point and into the forseable future

In 1989, I was making 28K when I started, and that was an okay wage

at IBM

@Deleted User That's interesting. So from what you've seen, the software can replace what % of what you do? Not accounting for human emotion but just actual ability to do it?

@Deleted User I'd say 65-70k is an OK wage now but I WANT MOAR.

It's coming, and in the future there won't be a need for as many accountants.......but there will still have to be someone who "counts the money" and balances the books

Yeah, totally agree. Same with HR and other human facing/sensitive tasks.

I'll be rtired at that point

HR is a cancer on any company

Yeah....true that Rhune

Seems to me that accountants will be like many trades. Automation will take over, but the average business will not trust the robots completely for many years. They'll be phased in completely within like 100 years.

Someone will still have to know HOW the computer programming WORKS for accounting, or fast changing state / fed regulations

Youtube is down on my end

anyone else?

Same with IT, engineering. Maybe one person on-site to run the robots.

not as many will be needed, and of course....the pay will go down

A lot of fields will see a great deal of automation, but never full automation

That's asinine and improper future thinking

@niquill Yeah it's down.

But not for a looong time. Depending on the business. Most wont be able to afford it. The robot solutions will take years to be cheap enough for all businesses to get it, like all tech is when it's launched.

Anyway, I have a business, am a one man shop......and go by REFERRAL only

@MufflePuff I disagree 100% on the engineering.

Yes, actual technicians... it will be reduced workforce but engineering/science/mathematics/etc will never be replaced.