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Memo to CPA Exam Candidates: Don’t Park in the Tow Away Zone at Prometric

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • February 26, 2015

Over the years, we've shared several CPA exam horror stories ranging from shameful idiocy to […]

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After Being Told His CPA Exam Was Lost, One Candidate Gets Some Good News

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • June 15, 2012

Anyone remember the poor bastard who was told by NASBA that they lost his entire […]

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How Prometric Nearly Gave One CPA Exam Candidate a Heart Attack For Nothing

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • June 7, 2012

This story comes by way of a manager who has been helping staff not freak […]

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Has Anyone Seen This CPA Exam Candidate’s Missing FAR Scores?

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • June 5, 2012

File this under: emails CPA exam candidates NEVER want to get. The Prometric nightmares continue […]

  • CPA Exam

CPA Candidate Discovers That Scheduling an Exam on the Last Day of Testing Window Is a Bad Idea

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • May 31, 2012

The Prometric stories keep rolling in and I can't say I'm surprised. I'm hoarding a […]

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How a Thunderstorm Fried a Prometric Location’s Computers and Ruined One CPA Candidate’s Day

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • May 29, 2012

Oh lookie here, we have ANOTHER sad Prometric story. This time, nature made it far […]

  • CPA Exam

Here’s Yet Another CPA Exam Candidate Jilted By Prometric’s Sloppiness

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • May 25, 2012

I know it's shocking but we have another CPA exam candidate upset, stressed out and […]

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CPA Exam Horror Stories: Trapped at Prometric For 6 Hours

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • May 22, 2012

Have a CPA exam horror story? We want to hear it. Email us at tips@goingconcern.com […]

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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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