u/Leader3232

Sometimes I feel completely stuck in my past and I honestly don’t know how to move forward mentally.

15 years ago, I went into accounting — not because I truly wanted it, but because my parents pushed me toward business studies. Deep down, I wanted to study hotel management instead. I went along with their choice because I always believed they knew better, and I never really fought for what I wanted.

Later, I got a boring government job, again mostly because of family influence and the economic situation in my country. Once again, I just accepted it. I never rebelled or changed direction, maybe because I felt hopeless, exhausted, or simply disconnected from myself.

Now I’m 34, and only recently I started realizing that I actually want to build a real career for myself. The problem is that I’ve barely worked in accounting, so when I try to start over, I feel behind, lost, and incapable.

Ironically, I’m currently working in data entry. My CV feels weak, and I hate this type of repetitive work — I’ve hated it for the past 10 years. It honestly feels like I’m paying the price for years of passivity and wrong decisions.

What also hurts is that my personal life has basically been frozen for years because I never felt professionally stable enough to fully commit emotionally to a relationship.

I know blaming my parents forever won’t help me, and deep down I know I also made the choice to stay silent and go along with things. But mentally, it’s hard not to think about “what my life could have been.”

Has anyone else here rebuilt their life or career later than expected? How did you stop grieving the past and finally move forward?

I recently 2 weeks ago i started a data entry job ($800/month)they promised me to raise the salary and the position later! Today I received another offer for $1000/month in an accounting role which is gd to my career

I’m really unsure what to do. It feels uncomfortable to leave so soon and start over again, especially since the environment in my current job is good.

I’m worried about the new role and I don’t want to make the wrong move.

Would you stay or take the new offer?
Is it bad to leave this early?
Would you take the new offer?

Looking forward to your suggestions I failed AUD twice

I still have until 30/04/2027 to finish AUD, FAR (retakes), and TCP (I haven’t attempted TCP yet). I’m currently working full-time, and I’m trying to figure out if this timeline is realistic.
Has anyone been in a similar situation , working full-time and still managed to pass multiple CPA sections within this kind of timeframe?
Do you think it’s doable if I stay consistent, or am I underestimating it?

I graduated in accounting in 2013, and I was supposed to build experience in the field so I could grow professionally and eventually reach higher positions. But like many young Lebanese, I took whatever job was available, regardless of whether it was related to my specialization. I ended up working in the public sector and spent years there, until the economic crisis hit Lebanon in 2019. I then found myself with a low salary and experience that wasn’t really useful in the private sector.

Today, I’m 34 years old. My professional experience is practically zero, and I work as a data entry clerk in the private sector with a modest salary. I also didn’t manage to find a job in accounting because my CV is weak and lacks relevant experience. On top of that, the low income is discouraging and even prevents me from thinking about settling down or getting into a relationship.

I feel like I’m late in life… most of my friends are doing well professionally and are already married. How do I stop blaming myself? Is it my fault that I accepted and stayed in a public sector job with no vision for the future?