Hmm, we can agree on one thing I guess BoredSocial. I came to this thread actually just to post this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dGoKgSknuk&feature=kp

I've bought enough time and established a solid reputation on this new out-of-town job, so I'm going to continue to be a loyal footsoldier of my new manager and transfer to his office before the ax comes down at my old one.

So I mentioned transferring to the audit industry of the client I was on for my travel job last week and the next day one of my senior managers asks the other senior manager if she's heard about the most recent addition to their team. One of them told me how far behind I'd be if I stayed in my industry and the other how much everyone likes me and how they would be willing to support me in transferring to their office.

Now my only question is: how do I avoid my office blocking it? Would they want to block it and use talk at the water cooler and my one bad review to smear me, or would they want to get me off their hands if the other office will enthusiastically take me? I haven't been in my "home" office in months (other than to pick up my mail on the weekend) and am not scheduled to be back there ever, and the new team has unofficially agreed to extend me into next year's audit (beyond my current booking into the fall).

Will they be OK with mixed reviews from my home office if I've really impressed them? Does my home office have much veto power? If so how should I minimize the chance of them exercising it?

I would guess your home office is more than happy to see you go.

Your home office would love to see you transfer out and become the other office's "problem".

QFT. Its not rocket science, you're auditing financials. Intelligence is no where near as valuable as experience and work ethic. Leaving early during busy season seems crazy. All of my friends in Big4 work 60-70 (maybe more) hours a week 6-7 days a week during busy season. GL

It's definitely indicative of something, that he took the time to capitalize "Accounting Job" for some reason – but missed the obvious typo. Auditors are supposed to be nothing if not thorough right? Furthermore this is a thread asking for advice on a very important issue in OP's fledgling career – I definitely think it says something that he didn't even bother to proofread the thread title.

Auditors are well known far and wide for their inability to spell.

Spelling bad as b-a-c-k is carelessness, not spelling problems ldo. I really hope auditors aren't also well known for their carelessness.

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I found a training video that might help OP's employer connect with him better:

I spoke to the HR manager at my office this past week and she said this in so many words. And since she played a lead role in orchestrating the entire "needs improvement" ranking I received, she'll not be willing to see me as anything other than a problem regardless of what the facts are.

Back on the other job for the managers in the other office, my managers and seniors still seem to value me highly though. They keep me on their team and told me I'd be on the audit through next year (so until February-June of 2015), and an acting senior told me that everyone says I do good work. I'm pretty much the only associate willing to be there Monday to Friday, not take vacation and be there when they need me.

At my HR Manager's suggestion, I emailed my managers in the new office and asked them to get in touch with HR there to support my proposed transfer (I hadn't until now since my "coach" had told me this would look desperate).

One of the managers I emailed told me not "to worry" when I brought it up with her, so to me it seems they want me for now but may not want to take the risk of supporting me to work on other jobs.

I'm planning now to stay on until at least December so I can have a partner sign off on my experience to become a CPA, but after then should I look to get hired as an experienced associate with any of the other three big four? I'd be willing to pretty much go anywhere nationally or internationally. Or should I wait until the job in the new office ends to see if they're willing to keep me on?

I guess there is always the option of getting a degree in something else (engineering or economics come to mind, or maybe a CFA or PhD.) Otherwise I'd want to stay and make senior or manager and leave once I've got a foot more securely in the ranks of the upper middle class.

OP sounds like every other 22 year old who knows it all, is entitled, has no experience, doesnt realize the opportunity hes been given, and that hes getting paid very well by a very respectable firm to actually work and not to worry about what he perceives others to be doing. One thing is for sure, if the attitude doesnt change towards work and towards superiors, he will never be successful. A ton of good advice in here for OP, but its up to him to to change.

OP get out of accounting. Believe me, we both did it because it was kinda interesting in college and the career prospects were good. We do not love it, get the **** out.

What do you do now? I don't mind it so much as it goes on