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Let’s Play a Game of ‘Which Big 4 Firm(s) In India Does This Bad Look Belong To?’
A tipster sent us this blurb that was published in the Suits & Sayings section […]
(UPDATE) Who Wants to Be the Next FASB Chair?
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This Story of a Deloitte Partner’s Suicide is Really Tragic
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Let’s Speculate About: The Next Accounting Firm Merger
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BREAKING: Young Woman That Sits Next to Some Bored Person Just Found Out That She Passed REG Section of CPA Exam
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McGladrey Is Ringing the Dinner Bell
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(UPDATE) What Kind of ‘Deal’ Is This Baker Tilly Partner Alluding To?
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Let’s Speculate About: Joe Echevarria’s Rumored Meeting with the SEC
Earlier today we were informed that Deloitte CEO Joe Echevarria was a commencement speaker at […]
What Do Two Accounting Firm Shills Chat About on the Golf Course?
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What Was Discussed on Ernst & Young’s ‘All Hands Broadcast’?
We’ve heard from a couple people that Ernst & Young had an “all hands webcast” of some kind today but so far, no one has given us any details as to what was discussed.
Of course there were probably kind words about all your hard work this busy season, your commitment to the firm and so on and so forth but we want to get to the crux; this calls for speculation on our part, until we get something more solid. Possible topics include:
1. Hazing methods for the folks from LECG Corp.
2. The announcement of special screenings of In a JIT.
3. Two minutes’ hate for a certain Governor.
4. Mysterious references to “exciting changes” to the compensation structure that won’t be revealed until “details” are sorted out (i.e. management knows what PwC is doing).
5. Your input.
Comp Watch ’11: PwC Rolling Out ‘Exciting Changes’ to Compensation Structure
This just in:
Hey Caleb,
I’m surprised no PwC’er has posted this yet. Earlier this week, Bob Mortiz hinted into “exciting changes” as to compensation structure and transparency, with details to be provided this upcoming Monday on a webcast. It might be worth posting this on your website to get some reactions from fellow PwC’ers about what this means, or to facilitate blind speculation, which is always fun.
If this communiqué from BoMo is, in fact, a few days old, we are a little disappointed it took so long to reach our inbox. Regardless, we’re grateful for the tip now and let’s get on to the important matter of speculating about what ‘exciting changes’ entails, shall we? The possibilities are endless but we’ll try to kick things off:
A. Option to receive entire compensation package (including health benefits) in Omaha Steaks.
B. Spot bonuses given to employees with abnormally high utilization who manage to not die.
C. Elevator speeches will have bearing on employees’ merit increases.
D. Outstanding individual efforts will be rewarded with the choice between a serenade from Steve Beguhn or a special appearance by the DC-area piano player for your next fiesta.
E. Various competitive poaching payouts: KPMG Partner: $10,000; All other KPMG employees: $5; Ernst & Young Banking Partners: A punch in the face; Deloitte partner: $20,000; Deloitte partner with a full head of hair: $100,000 (hey, they’re hard to come by).
F. Your ideas.