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Question of the Day: Defunct Firm Edition

Caleb Newquist
August 13, 2011

From one of the best accounting Twitter…accounts you can follow:

Research: Big 4 Dads Still Aren’t Embracing Paternity Leave

Going Concern News Desk
December 6, 2023

TLDR summary of this article from ChatGPT: Big 4 accounting firms introduced paternity leave in 2006, but a recent study finds that many fathers, especially in high-pressure environments like audit…

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Zoomers Have Figured Out Early That Being a Manager Sucks

Adrienne Gonzalez
December 6, 2023

It seems Gen Z wants nothing to do with the management hamster wheel. Good for them. Business Insider shares the story of a few young people who took one look…

Science Has Finally Explained Why Accountants Are Good With Numbers: Because They’re Cynical and Negative

Adrienne Gonzalez
December 5, 2023

This explains so much. Researchers at the University of Bath have found that excessive optimism is actually associated with lower cognitive skills such as verbal fluency, fluid reasoning, numerical reasoning,…

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Layoff Watch ’23: EY Is Cutting Another 150 People in the UK

Going Concern News Desk
December 5, 2023

In April of this year, practically moments after the Project Everest split was deemed unfeasible due to infighting and too many loose ends, the King's EY boldly warned staff to…

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Research: Big 4 Dads Still Aren’t Embracing Paternity Leave

Listen Up, Young Accountants: Career Advice For Sticking Out Those Early Years

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