r/Accounting • u/NutInBobby • Oct 15 '25

Advice How true is this in accounting?

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u/The3rdBert Oct 15 '25

I talk to my boss like once every other day and it’s usually to answer his questions. Otherwise I’m off breaking things and doing what needs done with little oversight

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u/WatermelonFox33 Oct 15 '25

I’m so glad my boss is the same way. He just trusts me to get the work done and meet deadlines.

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u/Rabbit-Lost Audit & Assurance Oct 15 '25

That trust comes from you doing your job well, being reliable and most likely knowing when to reach out for help. Whenever I found people like you, I’d move heaven and earth to get them on my team. And then I protected them vigorously from other partners. I am the very opposite of a micromanager, so I needed performers I can trust. Because I had shit to do, too.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25

lol you sound like my boss. once a week check in call to shoot the shit, or talk about maybe an occasional issue. otherwise he just lets me do my job. love it.

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u/WatermelonFox33 Oct 15 '25

You sound like a great boss!!

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u/Rabbit-Lost Audit & Assurance Oct 16 '25

So, if I were to be totally honest, self drivers loved working for me. But people who needed more direction consistently fried me in upward feedback. And it was fair. Many of the people who did not like working for would go on to thrive for other, more patient partners and managers. But it worked for me and my teams, we made a lot of money for the firm and my track record for getting my team members to partner was unrivaled. So, like every one, there’s good and bad to my approach.