Why do I still feel unqualified after years of experience?
Accounting requires jumping into unfamiliar deal structures that make even seasoned professionals feel like beginners. This constant exposure to new tasks triggers intense imposter syndrome, causing people to freeze up and doubt their foundational skills despite years on the job.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1googling basic journal entries
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“5YOE, CPA and found out that I don't know shit about the work I've been doing.”source ↗
“I have never worked on the type of deals I've been given and I just shut down sometimes and lack basic thinking skills.”source ↗
“man i hit 6 years and still google basic journal entries sometimes, the imposter syndrome in this field is unreal”source ↗
Where this came up
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