Office Politics

When I interviewed for my current job, one of its "selling points" was the size of the office staff. With three partners, a principal (extra CPA), 3 staff accountants, and an office manager, I thought the regular politics of an office setting wouldn't come into play. I dreamed of a work environment with no BS, and thought that I could find it in a smaller setting. Little did I realize that a smaller office only means there isn't anywhere to hide! It also amuses me how even in a smaller setting, all the typical office personalities are still represented. I work with a small handful of people daily and I'm beginning to see that if we don't see eye to eye, it makes things around the office a little sticky. But I feel like if the office was larger, it would be easy to find a niche and associate with people that I can easily relate to. I think I'm looking for a group of "co-workers" that do double duty as friends. I want to work with friends. But then again, sometimes I'm thankful that I don't. It does make it easier when I just want to come to work, get something done and go home.

10 weeks to go

I give it about 10 weeks. 10 weeks until I finish my last 18 hours at LSUS, finish my finals, and walk out of the last classroom that I'll step foot into for a while. I CAN'T WAIT. I don't know if I have senoir-itis or what......but I have never been so ready for a semester to be over in all my life. I think that because I have a job already in my career, I feel like I learn so much more when I'm at work than when I'm at school. I'll take real-world experience any day over something I learn in a classroom. I feel like school is getting in the way of what I could be doing and learning at work. I'm sure though that a few months after I start working full time I'll want to be back at school.......You know, I'm beginning to wonder if I'll never be content!! :)