This company is a small family run place. The average person has worked here for about 8 years. Change is not something that comes easily; in fact they will avoid it at ALL costs.

My position here originally required me to review certain procedures for compliance with GAAP. What I came back with was laughed at and I was then removed from the project.

Now I get to play assistant to my backstabbing boss and sit quitely in the background cleaning up the crap that I identified as problems before.

Trust me- I have been looking. This place is nothing more than a paycheck; and once I can leave- I will. I do not want to jump right out into something that is just as miserable.

Yes, the things that I mentioned our auditors have written up every year. This is not me trying to cause a problem; due to my training, I was educated that you do it right the first time.

Here we do things to make our employees who have been here comfortable. If they are happy - there is no problem!
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I came into this situation with the understanding that they needed somone with experience and an educational background to move foreward.

Had I know that this position would result with me taking about ten steps down in my career goals and that I would become the company's glorified assistant- I don't think I would have made the same decision.

Seeing that I cannot change things here, I am asking for those of you out there in a similar mess- How do you get through the day? I look daily for something new, job market here is not necessarily the best.

Have had some interviews, but nothing seems to gel. I am very afraid to leave and wind up with something on the same level or worse.

But on the other hand, I do believe that good work is rewarded- just not here.