Balancing between Bits and Bookkeeping
Peter van Es
What do you do when you want to pursue a technical education but face obstacles? Certainly not become a boring, dusty accountant, right? In my case, that's exactly what happened. I found economics and administration interesting. While I thought I could do accounting well and applied for the position of assistant accountant, my life took a second turn. Uniquely, this led me into the realm of technology. The narrative of an IT professional originally aspiring to be an accountant unravels this story.
This book outlines office life at an accounting firm over the past forty years. It portrays the challenging and amusing moments etched in my experiences. What lingers most vividly are the interactions with colleagues, clients, and suppliers. Though there were trying times, I was fortunate to have supportive colleagues and trusting managers. This book recounts this remarkably beautiful period.
Duration - 9h 51m.
Author - Peter van Es.
Narrator - Michael A Goldsmith.
Published Date - Monday, 01 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2024 Peter van Es ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
What do you do when you want to pursue a technical education but face obstacles? Certainly not become a boring, dusty accountant, right? In my case, that's exactly what happened. I found economics and administration interesting. While I thought I could do accounting well and applied for the position of assistant accountant, my life took a second turn. Uniquely, this led me into the realm of technology. The narrative of an IT professional originally aspiring to be an accountant unravels this story. This book outlines office life at an accounting firm over the past forty years. It portrays the challenging and amusing moments etched in my experiences. What lingers most vividly are the interactions with colleagues, clients, and suppliers. Though there were trying times, I was fortunate to have supportive colleagues and trusting managers. This book recounts this remarkably beautiful period. Duration - 9h 51m. Author - Peter van Es. Narrator - Michael A Goldsmith. Published Date - Monday, 01 January 2024. Copyright - © 2024 Peter van Es ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:27
Foreword
Duration:00:04:46
School Training
Duration:00:01:19
Chapter 1: Another Education After All
Duration:00:10:38
Part I: Administrative Assistant 1981 - 1982
Duration:00:00:58
Chapter 2: The Failed Application
Duration:00:08:35
Chapter 3: Among the Ladies
Duration:00:13:00
Chapter 4: The First Few Months: Was IT a Good Choice After All?
Duration:00:11:28
Chapter 5: Exploring Opportunities for Further Education
Duration:00:07:43
Chapter 6: You May Only Look at It
Duration:00:04:03
Part II: Programmer 1982 - 1986
Duration:00:00:54
Chapter 7: Taking the Ladies to the Office
Duration:00:03:05
Chapter 8: What Mischief Is that Thing up to In this Place?
Duration:00:04:35
Chapter 9: Learned a Lot; Forbidden to Act
Duration:00:10:05
Chapter 10: The Thermal Lance
Duration:00:05:21
Chapter 11: In the Programming Trenches
Duration:00:10:56
Chapter 12: Helping Hands
Duration:00:03:17
Chapter 13: Socially Awkward Adventures
Duration:00:03:43
Chapter 14: I Can’t Handle It Anymore
Duration:00:06:06
Chapter 15: The Final Months of IMB
Duration:00:08:41
Chapter 16: Where Am I Going?
Duration:00:05:30
Part III: Application Manager 1986 - 2001
Duration:00:01:21
Chapter 17: Member of a Larger Group
Duration:00:09:34
Chapter 18: Meeting the Demand of Our Office Users
Duration:00:06:19
Chapter 19: Teaching Without Expertise
Duration:00:09:26
Chapter 20: IT Training
Duration:00:05:47
Chapter 21: Workflow Automation
Duration:00:08:47
Chapter 22: Fast-Food Restaurant
Duration:00:06:03
Chapter 23: Over to Unix
Duration:00:06:02
Chapter 24: The Cables Are Burning Out
Duration:00:12:07
Chapter 25: A Snowball Effect
Duration:00:05:41
Chapter 26: The Challenge of a Change
Duration:00:07:09
Chapter 27: A Work of Art
Duration:00:07:41
Chapter 28: The Payroll Team Allies
Duration:00:10:01
Chapter 29: Is Everything Truly Erased?
Duration:00:08:15
Chapter 30: May I Have Your Signature, Please?
Duration:00:04:54
Chapter 31: The Unpredictable Dynamics of Conversations
Duration:00:08:38
Chapter 32: When It Became Too Much for a Moment
Duration:00:05:30
Chapter 33: Perils with Publishers
Duration:00:04:52
Chapter 34: Nice Joke, Guys
Duration:00:05:41
Chapter 35: Getting on the Same Page
Duration:00:06:14
Chapter 36: A New Company Car for Huub
Duration:00:08:08
Chapter 37: How Nico Challenged Me
Duration:00:05:22
Chapter 38: How Nico Supported Me
Duration:00:04:25
Chapter 39: What Are You Walking On?
Duration:00:07:39
Chapter 40: Hello, May I Pass, Please?
Duration:00:05:27
Chapter 41: Fake Payroll Administrator
Duration:00:08:48
Chapter 42: Betrayed by Lunch
Duration:00:06:51
Chapter 43: Arguing Every Two Weeks
Duration:00:04:36
Chapter 44: You Should Not Use My Words Against Me
Duration:00:08:23
Chapter 45: Managers Who Give You Confidence
Duration:00:08:39
Part IV: Technical Administrator Coordinator 2001 - 2006
Duration:00:01:01
Chapter 46: Challenges within the IT Department
Duration:00:11:38
Chapter 47: Personal Development Plan
Duration:00:11:12
Chapter 48: Mrs. Lemon
Duration:00:06:57
Chapter 49: Encouraged for External Events
Duration:00:06:29
Chapter 50: How I Had to Say My Final Goodbye to Nico
Duration:00:05:26
Chapter 51: Shall I Give You a Little Demo?
Duration:00:06:34
Chapter 52: Almost Overwhelmed by a Project
Duration:00:13:24
Chapter 53: Can You Turn Down the Sound?
Duration:00:07:01
Chapter 54: Acquisition of a Payroll Department
Duration:00:09:27
Part V: Business Relationship Manager 2007 - 2008
Duration:00:00:52
Chapter 55: Honesty Lasts the Longest?
Duration:00:05:21
Chapter 56: It Wasn’t Always a Bed of Roses
Duration:00:11:24
Part VI: Service Delivery Manager 2009 - 2020
Duration:00:00:55
Chapter 57: A Day in the Life of Jo Auditor
Duration:00:07:55
Chapter 58: Let’s Go Back to Normal Behavior
Duration:00:06:23
Chapter 59: The Trip to London
Duration:00:04:14
Chapter 60: What Are You Looking For?
Duration:00:08:46
Chapter 61: Team Building
Duration:00:09:52
Chapter 62: The Meeting I Wasn’t Really Supposed to Be At
Duration:00:10:24
Chapter 63: Where Is the Fire?
Duration:00:03:44
Chapter 64: What Is It All About?
Duration:00:05:29
Chapter 65: Going to India for the First Time
Duration:00:14:25
Chapter 66: The Sense and Nonsense of Appraisals
Duration:00:11:29
Chapter 67: Trust
Duration:00:11:03
Chapter 68: Constructive Chatter
Duration:00:04:49
Chapter 69: The Green and Blue Balls
Duration:00:08:27
Chapter 70: You Were My Trusted Friend
Duration:00:10:38
Part VII: Application Portfolio Manager 2020 - present
Duration:00:00:43
Chapter 71: Teacher Peter
Duration:00:05:26
Chapter 72: Financial Reporting
Duration:00:06:17
Chapter 73: Why Did I Fall for This?
Duration:00:10:12
Chapter 74: It Gives Your Work More Depth, Doesn’t It?
Duration:00:05:21
Chapter 75: The Emperor’s New Clothes
Duration:00:08:08
Conclusion
Duration:00:02:53
Thank You
Duration:00:03:36
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:30