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Partners Hate Nothing More Than Employees Skipping Training Because They’re Working, Nursing a Hangover
Here's an interesting email that was forwarded to us late last week. It's from a […]
The Definitive Guide to a Successful Public Accounting Summer Internship
Hey, INTERN. Yes, you there wearing your hangover like a scarlet letter on this lovely […]
A CPA’s Guide to a Successful Observance of St. Patrick’s Day
For CPAs, St. Patrick's Day is usually just one of several holidays that becomes a casualty of busy season. On Presidents' Day we were unable to engage in parliamentary procedure, on Mardi Gras we are unable to get laid, and on Valentine's Day we are unable to get laid1.
Proper observance of St. Patrick's Day requires three components: a spiritual component, a green component, and a drunken component–all of which will be easier to do this year because St. Patrick's Day falls on a Sunday. (You're not officially required to work on Sundays, but you're unofficially expected to work on Sundays. Add St. Patrick's Day, and you've pretty much got a free pass to dick around. At work.)
Will This Intern’s Trip to the Drunk Tank Jeopardize His Career Aspirations?
Over the years, we have received many questions regarding criminal histories and a life in […]
Life After Big 4: What You May Miss and Won’t Miss At All
I Want to be a CA is a Canadian site, obviously, but Big 4 misery […]
KPMG Won’t Let A Silly Electrical Fire Get In The Way of Party Plans
If you were walking around Midtown yesterday, you might have smelled something not-so-ordinary-even-by-NY-standards in the […]
Feeling Jilted By Prometric? Here’s How To Get a Refund
Have you had issues with Prometric lately? First of all, why haven't you emailed me […]
Unfounded Rumor of the Day: Patrick Kane Parties Like an Auditor?
From the mailbag: Heard that Patrick Kane, notorious party-animal winger for the Chicago Blackhawks, showed up […]
Apparently an Ernst & Young “Strategy Update” Meeting in London Got Out of Hand
Rumor has it that the bobbies had to get involved because the situation "involved broken […]
This Woman’s Tax Season Has Been Infinitely Worse Than Yours
Yeah, we all have our tax season stories. Like remember the day in April when […]
Next Time You’re At the Bar, Order an Income Tax Cocktail
Not surprisingly, the Income Tax Cocktail (yes, it's real) doesn't sound that good. Don't get […]