What Makes Good CPAs Jump Ship?

Hint, hint: It’s not just the money.

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by Rick Telberg
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Nothing ? really, nothing ? hurts a CPA office as much as losing a good employee? except losing a good employee for a bad reason.

In search of the reasons that good people go elsewhere, we’ve been asking accountants and finance managers whether office atmosphere ? the mix of management style, office politics, and co-worker personalities ? is enough to get people dusting off their resumes and checking out the want ads.

The results are disturbing. Forty-five percent of respondents said they’d consider quitting if they didn’t like the office “atmosphere”. READ MORE →