I'm throwing this out there because I'm stuck.
I'm an auditor. Started in public accounting auditing governmental entities, then after about 6 years moved into Internal Audit. I'm a damn good auditor, and have chosen not to go the management route. One, because I wouldn't get to do the stuff I enjoy, and two, because I'd have to do a bunch of stuff I don't like and honestly kinda suck at. I'd be miserable, and then I'd make everyone else miserable. I do not want to do this.
My problem is that my industry is in some sort of meltdown. Every company I'm aware of - the audit dept is in trouble. Lots of toxic management, mismanagement, etc. My company is not immune. For the first time in my career I went to HR about a manager's behavior (verbal abuse over months). The head of my department is also problematic, resulting in incoherent mgmt overall. It's a mess.
I'd like to jump ship. I could. But I don't know where to go. All the audit shops are in some varying state of trouble. I've always been interested in the pure accounting/finance side of things, and I could easily transfer to any of those departments in my current company. But since I'm the company, I also know what's going on in those areas and they're a mess too. I'd have a hard time breaking into accounting/finance at another company because I don't have the experience, and they wouldn't know me already.
I don't want to go back to public accounting. I don't want to deal with the hours and travel, I also don't agree with some of what FASB, GASB, and PCAOB are doing.
I could go back to my previous company, which I left because of some dysfunctional management. I could take a sideways turn and work on a team with management that I KNOW is awesome, but it's not audit. They keep trying to get me to come back, so that is an option.
Plus, I like audit! I enjoy what I do, I'm good at what I do. My current situation is not unmanageable (mostly because I know I have options so can push back on the worst of it), and the money's decent. I'm stuck, and could use some outside perspectives.