As the lone proponent of the accounting department here at Chaordix, I’m the first to readily admit that I rarely understand conversations amongst the tech team.  You can recognize those moments when you see my eyes glazing over as we’re chatting at lunch or drinking beer or whenever.  It doesn’t really matter though – the team accepts me for the *different kind of nerd* that I am, and we have a good time taking jabs at each other as every well-oiled team does.  I heart those nerds.

If you’re an accountant at a Startup, and you can relate to my every-day experience, perhaps you’ll relate to these as well.

Top 10 Signs You’re an Accountant at a Startup

10. No matter how many times you offer, nobody wants your RSS Feeds.

9. You only have one measly monitor and it’s by far the smallest one in the joint.

8. Your title on your business card  says Nerd-Wrangling Bean Counter instead of Controller.

7. You pathetically send yourself flowers and chocolates on November 10th.*

6. Your co-workers can understand all kinds of algorithms but you seem to be the only one who can estimate how much lunch is going to cost including tip.

5. You laugh at programmers’ jokes without knowing a) if they’re funny b) what they even mean.

4. You’re never sure if people talk to you because they like you or because you cut their paycheques.

3. You find yourself saying “$2,500 for a vintage Tron foosball table? We can find that.”

2. In a twisted, gross irony, you’re the most extroverted person in the office.

And the number one top 10 sign you’re an accountant at a Startup?

1. iPhone? iDon’tcare.

* International Accountant Appreciation Day (Mark your calendars)

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