As evidenced by the identical mint shirts and sensible shoes, Big 4 life is not really the place for free-thinking individualists. Sure, you could try letting your hair fall into glorious, unshampooed disrepair and burn nag champa at your desk but unless you’re the direct blood relation of someone important at the firm, you can start planning how your free-thinking ass is going to make those unemployment checks last if you dare break away from the pack.
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Recruiters Left Scratching Their Heads at the Fact No One Will Take Their Calls
It's probably not all that far from base to assume Glassdoor hopes no matter how […]
Friday Discussion Item: What’s the Real Value of a CGMA?
I feel like we have addressed this before, or rather, we've incessantly ripped on the […]
Let’s Talk About the Accounting Firms Talking About Flextime
You will recall an article Colin linked to in ANR yesterday that boasts of KPMG's […]
AICPA Tackling the Important Issue of Male CPAs Wanting It All
This was incredibly refreshing to see on the AICPA's CPA Insider blog. It begins: “I […]
FLASH: Accountants Are the Most Low-Key, High Wage Workers in America
I wish they would have published this stupid article at the peak of busy season. […]
Helicopter Parents are Hitting Alumni Groups on LinkedIn to Find Junior a Job Now
I am so glad my mother and I both sawed off my umbilical cord long […]
Accounting Grads Can Expect to Make About $53K Out of School
The average starting salary for students graduating this year with a business major – including […]
France Comes Up With the Idea to Give Your Time Off to a Colleague in Need
Interesting. Would any of you do this? France’s parliament has passed a law allowing workers […]
Finally, the Key to Turning Baby CPAs Into Rainmakers
After years of intense technical training, many CPAs find it difficult to turn their attention […]
Now Kids Interested in an Accounting Career Can Get a Virtual Tour of KPMG
All my life, I've wanted to be a writer. There was never any question — […]
Communicating Purpose Key to Higher Employee Engagement, Says Ironic Deloitte Study
Let's discuss: Every company, at some level, has a purpose. How well you are able […]