futureunknown

Ok, thanks for the comments. After reading your post and spending some time on this forum I think I will hold off for awhile.

I am thinking about going into the nursing field but have been reading a lot about the lack of jobs which gives me pause but this isn't just related to nursing. Typing "RN" in career builder and you get over 21,000 jobs listed in Careerbuilder nationwide.... At least nursing is not a field that can be offshored (at least I think).

Anyone have any ideas if this is a good combination? CPA and RN...

I commute a little over an hour each way and have a hard time seperating my feelings for my commute and my job. Although I am in Finance, the commute is one of my top reasons for trying to find new employment which is pretty limited right now. I took the job because it was all I could get at the time and have been commuting now almost 5 years...

ok, i currently have a bs and ms in accounting and am a cpa and cia (certified internal auditor) but as you guessed it not completely happy with my current job. am i male and 36 and have been looking for a new accounting role but am not having any luck. i don't mind accounting work but can't stand the job i have now and feel like i am stuck forever and have been pigeon holed where the skills i am learning are in no way marketable. almost make $90k a year and am wondering if getting my rn would be a good move to ensure future employability as my current accounting skills go down the drain from lack of use. never worked in public accounting so my outlook in accounting is really not that great. just got lucky on salary during the accounting boom otherwise known as sox. would have to complete a few general courses work then would have to quit to complete a 15 month program. that's where i get scared. having to quit...