Public accounting breeds irritable, highly-caffeinated workaholics. It’s no surprise mental health is an afterthought. Between […]
Author: Megan Lewczyk
Wells Fargo Not Sick of Bad Press Yet
Oh, Wells. Buddy. What’s going on? Can’t seem to keep your nose clean. Last week […]
Which Data Breach Will Finally Wake Us Up?
The world has finally decided data privacy and security is worth talking about. Congress enjoyed […]
The IRS Has the Mother of All Nightmare Legacy Systems
Legacy systems are awful — so awful it’s the first thing I wrote about on […]
KPMG Master’s Degree Program Admits 135 into Indentured Service in 2018
As a Big 4 alumna, when I saw the KPMG master’s degree program, I immediately […]
Excel Is Finally Keeping Up With the Joneses
Two years have passed since I wrote a controversial post about ditching Excel. And as […]
On Chivalry and Emotional Restraint in Public Accounting
When I started in public accounting we did a Skittle icebreaker on the first day […]
Beware of Public Accounting’s ‘Voluntold’ Assignments
Employment-at-will. It’s a lovely sentiment; if you don’t like it, quit. Easy. But, all jobs […]
A Field Guide to Quitting a Job in Public Accounting
That is the look of a man who no longer bears the yoke of a […]
What to Do if You Find Yourself Reverse Mentoring a Public Accounting Partner
It’s no secret that public accounting churns and burns its employees. Burnout is a cost […]
Insecure Overachievers Will Always Have a Place in Public Accounting
Does the endless stream of work make you want to cry sometimes? I know it […]
The Defense Logistics Agency Be Like, “Accounting? What’s Accounting?”
Occasionally I will see something charged on my credit card that I don’t remember. I […]