Ed. note: This is the first of a series of interviews with accountants who have […]
Tag: Public Accounting
The PwC Partner Who (Sorta) Looks Like Matt Damon and Other Public Accounting Doppelgangers
If you watched the Oscars last night, you probably saw the awkward exchange between host […]
Pittsburgh Utters a Collective ‘Meh’ About Its Accounting Firms
What do we know about City of Pittsburgh? It has lots of bridges, 446 to be precise. Andy Warhol was born there. Carnegie Mellon University, a decent school, is located there. Its professional football team is popular with the residents.
If Your Accounting Firm Uses Timesheets, For the Love of God, Track Your Time Daily
Let me preface something here in order to prevent a flood of hate-emails from Ron […]
Study: Women Achieve Less Career Success Not For Lack of Leaning In
As any old white guy heading up a diversity and inclusion panel will tell you, […]
Inside Deeper Weekend and the Grassroots Movement to Transform the Accounting Profession
I had no idea what to expect at Thriveal’s 4th Annual Deeper Weekend other than […]
Why Public Accounting Is Really Just One Long Kegger
Cruising through Meijer the other day, I took a short cut through the toy aisle […]
Public Accounting Positions, Ranked
In the spirit of Internet lists, we humbly present public accounting positions, ranked from best to worst.
Help This Big 4 Alum-Turned-PhD-Candidate with Her Homework (By Taking a Survey)
Recently, a PhD candidate contacted us about helping with her dissertation. That sounds strange since […]
Here’s Your Authoritative Guide for Likening Game of Thrones to Public Accounting
I came late to the Game of Thrones party. After hearing rumblings about a “Red Wedding” and the emotional scars it left on people who I thought didn’t have shred of empathy in their bones, I immediately stopped watching Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 5 to binge on GoT.
Noted Forced Ranking Enthusiast Deloitte Declares Forced Ranking Dead
The timing of this discussion is pretty good considering we have not one but two hot conversations happening in Open Items as we speak; one person was “forced to resign” from the Big 4 after just 6 months, while another person asks if anyone has been or knows anyone who has been coached out. You will see momentarily what this has to do with forced rankings but for now, let’s pull an old article out of the archive from Francine McKenna: