As a creative, right-brained type myself, I realized very early on in my time in […]
Author: Adrienne Gonzalez
Adrienne is a 15-year veteran of the accounting industry, if by "veteran" you mean "vulture prowling the periphery of the profession waiting for something exciting to happen."
She has been spewing vitriol on Going Concern since the site was founded in 2009. A former CPA review employee, she has sat through more FAR classes than any CPA exam candidate ever could -- even one who has failed FAR seven times -- and can still recall most of the mnemonics all these years later.
This Advice From an EY Leader Should Not Be Taken Literally
Partners, CEOs and chairmen are great for all kinds of wonderful advice — por ejemplo: […]
Ambitious Intern Totally Prepared to Make the Leap to Deloitte CEO Like Tomorrow
If you recall, we wondered out loud last week who might take up the esteemed […]
Footnotes: Deloitte’s Foot Fetish; The PCAOB’s Struggle; Getting Productive | 08.21.14
Regulators Struggle With Conflicts in Credit Ratings and Audits Floyd Norris uses air quotes: "Few […]
FT Offer Watch: Public Accounting Starting Salaries for the Class of 2014
We know those of you awaiting offers have been watching compensation threads tick by thinking […]
Here’s Your Open Thread for the Second CPA Exam Score Release of Q3 2014
We've only heard from one person today that CPA exam scores are out, which means […]
This EY Shilling Is Brought to You By Forbes
Forbes — corporate shilling factory and low-grade financial "journalism" disguised as a magazine for rich […]
Extra-Marital Affairs Site Claims Accountants Are Kings of Romance Because Their Jobs Are Boring
Well this should make you feel better about your boring job. A website specializing in […]
Footnotes: H&R Block’s New Biz; PwC Likes Its Bad Clients; SEC Teed Off | 08.18.14
H&R Block launches small business accounting services [Kansas City Business Journal] McDonnell defense emphasizes his […]
This NYT Op-Ed About Millennials is Bad and You Should Feel Bad
How old are we — the oldest, saltiest, most bitter of the Millennials — going […]
TIL: Ancient Greeks Used Slaves as Auditors So They Could Be Beaten When They Screwed Up
I've had Jacob Soll's book The Reckoning: Financial Accountability and the Rise and Fall of […]
Deloitte Summer Interns Challenge Rival Firms to Step Up and Get Drenched in Ice Water
Surely you've seen the ice bucket challenge, perhaps you've even participated yourself. In case you […]