Category Work

One of my recent blog posts was about a young full-time employee I work with who reminded me a lot of myself when I was first starting my career. He made countless mistakes, overlooked small details, and often submitted work…

It’s been nearly a month since the company I work for let go of two contractors who started around the same time I joined back in June 2025. When I heard the news, I was genuinely sad. Losing a job…

When I graduated from college and landed my first professional accounting job, I thought I had finally made it. After years of studying, working toward my degree, and trying to prove myself, I finally had the title I had been…

When I first started this temp job roughly a year ago, I had very modest expectations. I didn’t expect immediate recognition, lofty career prospects, or dramatic transformations. What I did hope for was simple: to do my very best, to…

When people think about careers in finance and accounting, they usually imagine spreadsheets, reports, reconciliations, budgets, and endless conversations about numbers. Accuracy matters. Precision matters. One decimal point in the wrong place can completely change the story a financial statement…

Back in March, I received news that genuinely made me happy for the first time in quite a while. The company I am currently working for as a temporary employee told me they were planning to convert me into a…

It has been a while since I wrote something related to my professional career. Most of my recent posts have focused on finances, investing, and personal experiences, but every once in a while it’s good to reflect on work itself—because…

When I first started interviewing for the temp job I currently have, I had one goal in mind: get back on my feet and prove that I could still deliver value. At that point in my life, long-term plans felt…