Do you know what an Accountant does?
I must tell you about a conversation I had with a very successful retired accountant.
Now this “gentle-man” is extremely soft spoken. He is very kind and easy going. Even if I really tried to imagine it I would not be able to invision him get angry or raise his voice. That is why our conversation was so UNBELIEVABLE!
The conversation started when we asked about his retirement. He went on to tell us that he loved being retired. He did indeed work part time but he was now in a position to only work when he wanted to. He only picked jobs that he wanted to work on.
He went on to tell us that the easy ones were not his favorite. He really enjoyed the challenging ones. The ones that you really had to look hard to find why the figures were NOT adding up. Then after finding, and correcting the mistakes… getting things back on track.
He truly loved his job. It was what he said next without missing a beat in telling about his job that was so shocking. He got a big smile on his face and said, “nothing makes my day more than getting someone fired or getting someone thrown into jail!! Coming from the mouth of this kind, soft spoken. gentle-man, this statement was such a SHOCK!
I told him I couldn’t believe he said that. He went on to tell us that is what accounts do. We find out what is wrong. It just makes it better if I am able to catch someone who was trying to get away with something.
Who knew?
Not me!!
Cindy