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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is ageism less prevalent for accounting jobs - controller, CFO?[/quote]

I'm the PP at 19:59.  My mom's worked in accounting/finance her whole career.  Degree in accounting, but never went the CPA route.  She was the Accounting Manager when she was laid off (Accounting and Customer Service depts. were outsourced to India).  Now she's just an A/P manager and is 60.  She knows if she gets let go again, it'll just mean early retirement & probably working something part time for extra money.

As another poster said, non-specialized accounting jobs are being given to anyone who is young and cheap.  My mom saw this trend happening years ago and pushed me to get my CPA.  Where I work now, the G/L team are all CPAs and those in A/P and A/R are just young college grads.  They last 2-3 years and none have had accounting degrees since I've been here 8 years.      [/quote]

So you're a CPA then?  I passed in my late 40s and it has worked well in terms of marketability.  It provides credibility.  I cannot understand why people let it lapse.[/quote]

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