Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that today is the fifth annual auditor lovefest known as #AuditorProud Day. There have been a lot of photos and videos posted on social media today of auditors holding balloons, wearing foam fingers, forcing awkward smiles, striking unnatural poses, and eating food of all kinds. Auditors sure know how to have fun, don’t they?
We’ve spent the afternoon looking at various tweets celebrating auditors, and while many were snoozers, we actually learned some stuff today:
1. Being #AuditorProud makes you talk like a buzzword bot.
@Jon_Raphael is #AuditorProud! #DeloitteAudit pic.twitter.com/m7zoYXO7bR
— Deloitte Accounting (@DeloitteAcctg) September 26, 2019
2. Being #AuditorProud allows you to attend more baseball games than client meetings.
#AuditorProud to work at a firm like @EYCanada that challenges me every day, allows me to travel (and see new baseball parks) and gives me the flexibility to have quality time with my… https://t.co/zgpNZiLGDR
— Mark Vrooman (@MarkVrooman_EY) September 26, 2019
3. Being #AuditorProud makes you pretend like you have a tattoo.
https://twitter.com/jackie_muk/status/1177286407070420993
4. Being #AuditorProud means wearing cowboy hats.
From EY to @TMobile: #EYAlumni and current CFO of T-Mobile @BraxtonCarter has been #AuditorProud since ’92. Recently, Carter spoke to us about the synergies between the EY and T-Mobile cultures and his career path. Read: https://t.co/wEHCbgo5i5 pic.twitter.com/beTa4WVJmP
— EY US (@EY_US) September 26, 2019
https://twitter.com/TatendaMChuma/status/1177120176900321280
5. Being #AuditorProud means feigning interest in accounting standards.
@EY_Africa
Knowledge throughout the ages, proud for the privilege to build a better working world at EY.#AuditorProud #EY pic.twitter.com/RLz0BreKUa— Henk (@HenkEkst) September 26, 2019
6. Being #AuditorProud means always keeping your hands clean.
Its #AuditorProud day! #Mazarian Lene Oberholster, Trainee at #MazarsCentral, can't live without these 5 things whilst #auditing. #audit #auditing #ProudlyMazars #Mazarians #WeAreMazars #MazarsSA pic.twitter.com/m6kki0w9s5
— Mazars in South Africa (@Mazars_SA) September 26, 2019
7. Being #AuditorProud makes you want to juggle apples.
#Juggling with #apples. Second runner-up, Heather Vetter.
We still gave her an A for effort😁🍎
Because it's #AuditorProud day and #nationaljohnnyappleseedday. #jugglingwithapples pic.twitter.com/jN489h3Sco
— Honkamp Krueger (@HonkampKrueger) September 26, 2019
#Juggling with #apples. First up, Brandon Hoppman, who must have practiced last weekend.😉🍎
Because it's #AuditorProud day and #nationaljohnnyappleseedday. #jugglingwithapples pic.twitter.com/uEdUbJ6GSE
— Honkamp Krueger (@HonkampKrueger) September 26, 2019
8. Being #AuditorProud makes you want to sing like Lizzo in the breakroom.
Come take your photo in the break room for #AuditorProud !! (Inspired by Jen Wehner Shepley) #BeYouAtRSM #contest @JennyJacobsen10 pic.twitter.com/YoSAD53PMj
— Jessica Jacobsen (@JessJRecruiter) September 26, 2019
9. Being #AuditorProud means putting together a list of songs you want played at your funeral.
Top theme songs from the 80s for #auditorproudday #AuditorProud Results:
1. Under Pressure
2. Somebody’s Watching Me
3. We Can Work It Out pic.twitter.com/iQ5zZzEfrV— Berkeley City Auditor (@BerkeleyAuditor) September 26, 2019
10. Being #AuditorProud means thanking your firm’s auditors in the same boilerplate tweet as your predecessor’s.
Every day, but especially today, @Mark_Weinberger and I couldn't be prouder of all the auditors at #EY. Thanks to their great work, they continue to deliver the highest quality audits for our clients. Join us in celebrating auditors around the world. #AuditorProud pic.twitter.com/V289zhdwqx
— Carmine Di Sibio (@Carmine_DiSibio) September 26, 2019
Every day, but especially today, @Carmine_DiSibio and I couldn't be prouder of all the auditors at #EY. Thanks to their great work, they continue to deliver the highest quality audits for our clients. Join us in celebrating auditors around the world. #AuditorProud pic.twitter.com/NNAV8fF0Av
— Mark Weinberger (@Mark_Weinberger) September 26, 2019
