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Why Accounting Firms are Like Paramilitary Operations
Posted in Humour, Social commentary, tagged big 4 accounting firms, commandos, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, major accounting firms, office humour, paid overtime, paramilitary, PricewaterhouseCoopers on August 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I was sitting here the other day and had a strange thought. Major accounting firms are similar to paramilitary operations. In my youth, I spent about 10 years in these types of firms, so I feel qualified to make this strange observation. Why do I think this, you may ask?
Rigid chain of command
Staff receive very specialized [...]
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