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Hello current and future CPAs,
Today I had the displeasure of being yelled at by one of the Partners at my audit firm and I’m clearly upset 🙁
A little background about me: I recently graduated from college with a Masters Degree (magna cum laude) and a CPA license. I always wanted to work for the Big 4 but it never happened as I was late in recruiting so all my top choices of audit firms were taken; I had to settle for a small audit firm. The small firm forced me to do a 4 month internship (with lower pay than being a permanent staff) before they took me on full-time; I had no other offers so I had to take it. Even though I enjoy the coworkers and the audit work, I have always been on the fence about leaving the firm for a larger firm. The main reason I am on the fence is due to lower pay(short-term and long-term), no benefits/401k matching, having to perform receptionist duties and having to clean the office.
Today I was doing my job when the phone rang. I was in charge of answering and transferring phone calls. So I transferred the call to a manager but accidentally dropped the call. The partner was pissed at me and passively aggressively told me she was upset. A second phone call came in from a telemarketer came in. I blindly transferred the call to the Partner(I’m suppose to ask before transferring) and my Partner slammed the phone when she figured out it was a telemarketer. She then proceeded to yell out loud angrily “YOU BETTER BE GOOD AT ACCOUNTING BECAUSE YOU CLEARLY SUCK AT THIS”. She said it in a very mean tone(not as a joke). The whole office heard that and I was embarrassed and in tears. I have really grown to hate her since she micro manages everyone and clearly shows favoritism towards other employees (females).
So what should I do about this? That situation really made me want to quit, so I think I am going to start looking for another job and while I keep working at the small firm. I was already on the fence about the job due to being underpaid during my internship and having to perform receptionist duties. Additionally, I feel under-appreciated, I am a very qualified individual with great credentials that small firms rarely get to hire(since they typically get hired by big 4/national firms). I would appreciate any advice, Thank You!
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