Officially a Seasoned Senior Audit Associate
The past year has been quite dramatic. Just like in the accountancy environment in college, people in the accounting environment can be quite competitive. I had been very passive in terms of academic competition since I started high school. I just did not care anymore about grades or ranking. I passed the CPA board exam with the belief that I just had to compete with my own limits and surpass it. I have learned that there's also competition in the work environment. I mean, I know it exists, but I did not really think that it would affect me. Output is not enough. My superiors look into people relations and personality as well, which in both I utterly fail all the time. I think that I am not that bad as a person, no bias, seriously, but I just prefer who'll be nice with, but I guess, that's not gonna work every time. I was raised to develop a strong personality and that my friends mean that I cannot be easily influenced nor can anyone easily bend my will. I have e...