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Originally Posted by Buehler445
I guess I can throw in my two cents. I do Internal Audit for Cabela's. It's OK. I learn a lot about a $2.5B company. I've learned a good bit about accounting and associated controls. Also a lot about process analysis. There's currently 12 people in my rapidly shrinking department (not backfilling attrition).
Pros:
Relatively stable employment (nothing is absolute in this economy)
Good company with good people.
If the economy ever turns around there ought to be some chance for advancement.
Great benefits
nice town
Low stress level
Work more than 50 hours a week maybe 4 weeks out of the year.
Cons.
Very little fulfillment. It feels like I do a lot of work and add very little value to the company.
Very little probability of short term advancement.
Still stuck in a entry level type position and am paid like it
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Dude, sounds like you were in my position 2 years ago before I got my MBA. Most people in my program were in the same position too. It's that position where you know you're doing work, but you're not paid or appreciated up to what you think you should be.
If you can get one, do it. If you can afford to go full-time, do it. You will probably struggle to get serious consideration for the kind of jobs you're qualified for unless you can put that MBA stamp on your resume. If you want to get out of accounting, you could probably move to Operations, which is a job that is always in high demand. From what most people in the field tell me, while the work can get monotonous at times, it's a position that has a high floor and usually reasonable work conditions.