When I was in high school in the late 60's I decided I wanted to be a secretary. But one of my instructors unknowingly turned me off that idea. She made a comment about the main focus of being a secretary was to "make your boss look good". I didn't like that idea. I wanted a career that I could have my own purpose to the company I worked for. I was always good at math so took accounting classes and loved it! I never got a degree but worked as a bookkeeper/accountant for 45 years until I retired 3 years ago.