To be down about this?

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I’ve retrained into a new profession, was English teacher and now studying accounting..! It’s not been without its hiccups - I have failed some exams along the way but am determined to finish and almost there. If I’m honest I think the failures are due to impact of family life/dealing with day job etc and not lack of understanding per se. I’ve got a good head for numbers and don’t find the work extremely difficult it’s more the juggling. Given my background, DH commented earlier today how the fact I’m doing something so different to my previous skill set makes it particularly hard for me compared to graduates in the subject, implying that I’m “naturally good” at it. While I can see his point (and appreciate he was trying to be supportive!) it’s really made me question my decision - I’m quite competitive by nature and now thinking, well if it comes so hard to me, why am I pursuing it?! Despite knowing deep down that yes, it’s not the easiest thing for me, but I do understand it when I work!! Am I making a. Fuss over nothing?! Feel quite deflated

Sorry should say - he was implying that I’m not naturally good at it/that it’s not reall my forte

Well does it come naturally to you?

I'm not really sure of what you're issue is, should he have pretended or something?

I worked in tax for years, studied really hard and failed my exams so I left the profession and did something completely different for a couple of years. I hated it and was miserable so I went back in to finance and am now a qualified accountant.

I agree that your life/sleep/day's events/etc. have far more influence on one's ability to pass exams than people allow for. I don't think it's a true reflection of your ability to do well at the actual job on a daily basis.

So? Don't something like 70% of candidates fail accountancy exams each sitting? They're meant to be tough! Doesn't mean you can't have a shining career.

If you're competitive by nature shouldn't that mean you relish the opportunity to work hard to be good at something, master it and prove yourself? Or do you actually mean you only want to do things that come easily without effort, so you can triumph without hard work?

Because that's how your post comes across. Maybe unintentionally.

Besides which, exams and work are different. If you can do the job and get the exam passes sooner or later then great.

English teaching and accounting, for many people, utilise different skill sets.

I hope you do well in accounting but I do wonder if you are pushing yourself a bit.

Do YOU think you're good at it? Do YOU enjoy it?

Thats the only thing that matters here.

I think the graduates are more likely to be at an advantage because they are mainly younger and with mostly without other responsibilities!!!!

Accounting is about following rules and learning them off by heart for exams, I can see plenty shared skills between the two.