Saw this on the bird app yesterday and thought its message would be worth passing along what with 20 days remaining until April 15 and nerves as strained as ever around here.
We need to do a better job at pushing healthy boundaries in our profession. Third time this week someone has called the office looking for an accountant because their current one has either passed away or is in critical condition in the hospital.
— Albert J. Campo, CPA, MBA (@ajthecpa1226) March 25, 2025
This person brings up a salient — if completely depressing — point.
We are trying to keep our jobs, sir. Every firm is selling out to PE, and we will be replaced with H-1B’s or just have our jobs offshored if we don’t create profits for our PE overlords.
— Dsrg716 (@GRSD616) March 25, 2025
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Must be those tax CPAs that services those clients that think it’s an acceptable time to drop off their documents days before a deadline while also paying bottom dollar.
Last firm I worked for had three partner deaths within a year and they were always very evasive about the cause. But pretty sure at least two were cardiac, one possibly mental health related but all three were very sudden. Working hard to enjoy retirement later isn’t guaranteed.