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This Accountant Shortage Nonsense Reeks of Deja Vu
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This Accountant Shortage Nonsense Reeks of Deja Vu

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • June 15, 2023

Prior to 2007 I had little idea the accounting profession existed. I mean, I knew […]

If This Field Report on the Talent Shortage is Remotely True Public Accounting is Screwed
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If This Field Report on the Talent Shortage is Remotely True Public Accounting is Screwed

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • September 21, 2022

The below comment was left on a post about public accounting salaries published Monday and […]

Reddit is Bickering Over the CPA Exam Getting Harder (or Not) Over the Years
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Reddit is Bickering Over the CPA Exam Getting Harder (or Not) Over the Years

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • September 9, 2022

There’s a fun little conversation happening on r/accounting right now (it was yesterday actually but […]

Who’s Smarter, Big 4 Accountants or Industry Accountants? A Debate
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Who’s Smarter, Big 4 Accountants or Industry Accountants? A Debate

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • July 1, 2022

Yesterday we retweeted an observation about how the smartest people work at Big 4 firms […]

Things Are Getting Spicy Between PwC UK Employees and Lord Sugar
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Things Are Getting Spicy Between PwC UK Employees and Lord Sugar

  • Jason Bramwell
  • May 10, 2022

After being called “lazy gits” in a tweet last Friday by British businessman, entrepreneur, and […]

Back In My Day, Accountants Had to Walk Uphill Both Ways In the Hot Sun to Get to Work, Says Crotchety Old British Guy
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Back In My Day, Accountants Had to Walk Uphill Both Ways In the Hot Sun to Get to Work, Says Crotchety Old British Guy

  • Jason Bramwell
  • May 7, 2022

British businessman, entrepreneur, and media person Lord Alan Sugar thinks employees of the Queen’s PwC […]

Opinion: If You’re Burned Out It’s Probably Your Fault
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Opinion: If You’re Burned Out It’s Probably Your Fault

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • February 24, 2022

The post I’m about to share with you appeared in CPA Practice Advisor yesterday, and […]

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PwC’s Bob Moritz Thinks Millennials Ask Way Too Many Questions

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • October 14, 2014

Back in BoMo’s day, you didn’t ask questions.

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Here’s the Real Reason Why CPA Exam Pass Rates Are Up

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • September 27, 2012

Sunil Kumar wrote a piece called "CPA Exam Passing Rates and CPA Salaries on the […]

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Daily Wire is Pissed Off About a PwC Career Program That Excludes White and Asian Candidates

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • February 7, 2025

Although this should have been on their radar already because PwC got sued by America First Legal over it two years ago, conservative muckraking site Daily Wire has just now…

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The Only Piece of Advice You Need to Survive Layoffs at Your Firm

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • August 7, 2024

Comment on "How are layoffs decisions really made?" via r/Big4 If it backfires so what, they were going to lay you off anyway. I really hope this advice gets sucked…

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Weekend Discussion: Let’s Talk Counteroffers

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • June 29, 2024

Earlier this week, a recruiter told me a story about a job seeker who was already employed but looking to jump elsewhere. She interviewed with a firm that really loved…

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