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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.
If This Person Can Pass the CPA Exam, So Can You
I was cleaning out pics on my phone and was reminded of something I saw […]
KPMG Vice Chair Hopes All the Tech Layoffs Will Scare College Kids Into Accounting
KPMG Vice Chair Greg Engel has been having trouble sleeping lately. It isn’t climate change […]
The Dumbest Thing You’ve Read Since ‘Women’s Brains Absorb Information Like Pancakes Soak Up Syrup’
It’s been three and a half years since we first found out about the sexist […]
The 259th Largest Accounting Firm Is Paying For Unlicensed Staff to Pursue a Master’s at the 87th Best Online Business School
Tiny little Southfield, MI firm Clayton & McKervey won’t be making Vault prestige lists any […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC Partner Banned; Salary Predictions; Public Accountants Have Had It | 1.23.23
Last week someone complained about the format I’ve been using for this linkwrap since I […]
The Largest Accounting Firm in Kentucky Thinks a Tower Will Win the Talent War
You ever been in a position where you’re juggling a few different offers from roughly […]
Accountants Will Not Be Motivated to Get Back to the Office
Someone sent us this r/accounting thread on returning to the office the other day and […]
If Your Parents Were Poor, It Takes Longer to Climb the Ladder at KPMG (No Really)
Big 4 firms spit out all kinds of research — very little of which rates […]
A Spanish Communist Is Concerned About Excessively Long Hours at Big 4 Firms
This story was highlighted in yesterday’s Monday news brief but it deserves its own spot […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: KPMG Vet Quits on Christmas; PwC Resigns; ‘A Veil of Legitimacy’ | 1.16.23
An accountant used his position in the accounting department of the Volunteer Energy Cooperative (VEC) […]
PSA: Change Your AICPA Password NOW (UPDATE)
Who penetrates networks in the dark with a hood over their head? Silly. h/t @cbriancpa […]