There was a saying in the accounting industry:
You never saw outstanding accountants, because they were all in prison.
Accounting graduates were unquestionably more likely to land themselves behind bars than graduates of any other major.
A certain women's prison in Shanghai was known as the "Shanghai University of Finance and Economics branch campus."
Sixty percent of the inmates in that women's prison had worked in accounting.
Many of the inmates there were alumni of prestigious schools such as Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and Fudan University, with master's degrees and doctorates a dime a dozen.
People in other professions generally had trouble finding work after serving time and faced all kinds of discrimination.
But those who had served time at the "Shanghai University of Finance and Economics branch campus" came out with extensive connections, and companies fought to hire them.
Of course, given a choice, nobody wanted to build their network in prison.
At the Xicheng Huafu residential complex in Yu County.
After ending the call with her older sister, Sun Lijing felt as though she were dreaming.
Having quit without another job lined up, she had originally planned to take a month or so off, giving herself a break before looking for work again.
After all, she was single now, with no mouths to feed but her own.
Aside from considerable pressure from her parents to get married, she basically had nothing else weighing on her.
But the moment her sister said the pay would be 1,000 yuan more than her previous salary, she changed her mind!
A small county town like Yu County was no Rao City, much less a major city like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.
A job offering that kind of pay was a rare find!
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