I am so glad my mother and I both sawed off my umbilical cord long before I turned 18 so she never mortified me with this kind of behavior.
A tipster sent us this post from an ambitious parent posting in a PwC employees and alumni group:
Aren't those groups, I dunno, specifically for current employees and alumni? And shouldn't this kid, I dunno, do his own reaching out?
There isn't enough facepalm on the entire planet for this.
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[Ed. note: we received the following in response to my newsletter column dated September 14, 2021. In the column, I referenced the 2019 AICPA Trends report, which stated that non-accounting majors made up 31% of all firm new hires at that time. The reader comment is published here with permission from its author who wishes […]
Brilliant. Er, I mean wrong. So, so wrong. Terrible, even. Definitely do not do this. But if you do definitely let us know how it goes. I’m an Accountant, every Christmas we have a vote for the client who’s been the biggest prick of the year, then I report them to HMRC regardless of if […]
