PwC Is Getting Into the Virtual Food Service Business
PwC learned me a new phrase today: digital spaghetti! dig•it•al spa•ghet•ti– the art of creating new words that describe something technical to educate your friends and co-workers; helpful when playing buzzword bingo in your next emerging technology discussion. Digital spaghetti terms share a characteristic of being relatively new and lack a universally agreed upon definition. […]
Decode This Statement on Diversity and We Will Give You a Cookie
A virtual cookie, anyway: PwC is well known for embracing and celebrating different viewpoints and is a leading champion for diversity. We have found that diverse perspectives improve problem solving, cultural dexterity, strategic thinking, and ultimately (because we produce a stronger product) our bottom line. The statement comes from "Different Perspectives Benefit the Bottom-line," written […]
McGladrey, Grant Thornton, BDO Will Break into Big 4 By 2019, Says Guy on Twitter
People say a lot of crazy things on Twitter. I know I have. But this guy just said the craziest:
Retired SEC Lawyer Calls Agency Penalties “At Most a Tollbooth on the Bankster Turnpike”
James Kidney, who joined the SEC in 1986 and retired this month, offered the critique in a speech at his goodbye party. His remarks hit home with many in the crowd of SEC lawyers and alumni thanks to a part of his resume not publicly known: He had campaigned internally to bring charges against more […]
One KPMG Hot Shot Concerned His Stuff is Out to Get Him
I'm pretty sure we've all been there, I'm convinced my PlayStation Move is watching everything I do. I was already paranoid that my printer is out to get me; now I'm worried that my microwave is serving a foreign power http://t.co/qqvepMQGMu — Nick Chism (@NickChism_KPMG) March 3, 2014 The piece to which Nick refers isn't […]