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Watch These Big 4 Auditors Pull a Mildly Humorous Prank on Their Intern

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Caleb Newquist

Allegedly, this stunt was pulled earlier this morning in a Big 4 audit room somewhere in the Boston area.

If you'd like to claim responsibility for this stroke of genius or have other samples to share, email us.

Posted in Big 4, Students, VideoTagged Auditors, Big 4, Busy season, cheap laughs, desks, Interns, Pranks

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And if it wasn’t for Google – GOOGLE! – the House of Klynveld would be the idealist employer on the globe!

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Whether “recruit approximately 250,000 people over the next five years” actually translates to putting asses in the cubicles, will remain another matter since every firm on Earth claims to ratcheting the hiring up a notch. Anyway, feel free to discuss whatever you like related to the Radio Station revenue results, including the likelihood of more bovine flesh in your future.

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