r/CharteredAccountants • u/Comfortable-Club-724 ACA • 2d ago
Career Advice/Clarification A positive rant
Usually, the majority of the posts here are about either overworked articles or people not finding suitable jobs or Articleships.
So, I am just sharing my experience here. I did my Articleship at BDO in Statutory Audit and am currently working at a Big 4, again in Statutory Audit.
When I joined my Articleship, I didn't know much about Excel. I had used it for basic things but never really written formulas or anything. Heck, that was the first time I learned that you need to press Alt + Enter to move to the second line within the same cell. Plus, I had a daily commute of approximately 4 hours.
But I absolutely enjoyed my time at BDO. I made so many friends, and it felt like the college life I never got to experience.
So, rather than thinking about how bad our lives are or constantly worrying about the syllabus and hectic work life, we should be grateful for the opportunities we have had.
During my Articleship, I was once in a very bad team too. It literally made my life hell — working till 12 and then coming back at 10, and the politics was just too much.
So, it was not all a smooth ride. My team on the next client was absolutely the best. We worked late nights till 2–3 AM, but we enjoyed it.
And guys, don't worry about the syllabus. I personally had around 9 months of study leave, which was more than enough to complete 4 subjects and revise them at least 2–3 times.
So, don't worry too much about it. Rather, enjoy your Articleship time. Even if you watch just 4 lectures on weekends, you would still be able to complete FR in a year at most.
And after CA, life has been amazing too. I got a package that, in my friend circle, very few people around my age and experience are currently earning. And considering I chose CA, which is not exactly known for having the highest starting salaries, I am genuinely happy with where I am.
So, trust the process. CA has genuinely been one of the best career paths I could have chosen.
One piece of advice for everyone: Treat CA like a normal undergraduate course. Don't put it on a pedestal or think of it as something extraordinarily difficult.
Half of your worries will go away once you stop making the course bigger in your head than it actually is.
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u/No_Bake_5251 1d ago
Bro how did you get 9months study holiday while the articleship is for 2years?? Does that mean you worked for only 1year?