Highway to Happy

Random thoughts are circling in my mind right now that I find it really difficult to translate into words whatever I want to declare. Perhaps, saying that I have experienced my first day in SGV and my first overtime in the same place within 24 hours would be sufficient to express how tired I am while typing this down.

My first day can still be considered bearable and fun, despite the additional hours I spent in the office. Seriously, the mere experience of getting hold of those sacred financial statements signed by the partners, themselves, is overwhelming. More than that, the privilege of signing an actual Audit Control Sheet is definitely gratifying. The bruises on my feet caused by going back and forth the 8th and 4th floor was just a small price to pay for having had the chance to create a mark in SGV.

After being exposed to the firm’s work environment, I guess, finally, I can say I can see myself working as a CPA- with piles of papers to accomplish and 15 days a month of OTs.

SGV and Co. is my dream workplace. Considering that they have 60% of the top 1000 companies in the world as clients, I’m sure there are a hundred other students who would kill to be in my place. I would never ruin this opportunity by being a Primadonna. As what I’ve told my boss, I’ll do anything as long as it’s not morally degrading. And, if ever he would want some coffee, I’ll be willing to go down the street and buy him a cup from Strarbucks. I just really have no idea how to make one myself.



I signed an actual audit control sheet!

After a long day of working, some of my expectations weren’t met. I was super excited to do certain stuffs I now know would be impossible. However, I am not rushing into ‘acting’ like a CPA. I’m willing to take baby steps into becoming the best one that I can be. So to Sir Valen and Big Boss JEZ, bring on the humongous pile of financial statements for me to photocopy and roll. I would accomplish all of them with a big smile plastered on my face.