I don’t know what AICPA President, CEO and Electoral College Dropout Barry Melancon was getting at here, but it’s safe to say that he wasn’t plugging this as a virtue of the next crop of talent.
Melancon: Attention span of the average member of Gen Z is 8 seconds.
#roundtable17— Daniel Hood (@AccountingEdit) February 8, 2017
A successful bull ride does not equal excellent service for the capital markets, Gen Zeds.
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