A typical CA's job is all about writing. So in that way it's probably identical to more than 90% of all the professional jobs out there. Not everyone writes flowing prose, but they have to get ideas across in writing, in a professional and consistent fashion. So why do people who are trying to...

I try to help people, they turn me down. That's about par for the course, I should say - auditors are used to not getting much respect. With the exception that other auditors usually listen to what we have to say. If I offer help to someone, they're usually happy to get it. My UFE mentees are...

It's easy to say that this post wins the prize for "most descriptive headline ever." It's even better than that one. Oh England. Just as I booted my computer I thought to myself, "gee, it's been a while since someone contacted me here with a question." Boom. Question in...

My RSS feed didn't send me the news that Neil has taken his blog offline . And, having realized it's offline, I'll twist a classic phrase and tell you that I've come not to bury his site, but to praise it. I've known Neil since a little time before the School of Accountancy, where...

I'm not really in the mood to argue. I mean, I've had some excellent food lately, which should really put anyone in a good mood. But I'm still shocked and appalled. And I really should've replied to the news that photography is banned from the station with a chilly, "what for?"...

Would you like to: go to work and meet people who smile at you and are genuinely pleased to see you, or show up at work and find people ducking and hiding when they hear you approach? Unless you suffer from some odd psychological condition, you'll probably pick #1. Now if you're an auditor, ask...

Funny, without an audience giving you feedback, you write about what strikes your fancy and will hopefully appeal to people. With people telling you what's on their mind, though, you can apply a laser-like focus on what interests them instead. This assumes you have something intelligent or useful...

I saw a stream of fresh-faced kids wandering through the office today. They were too young to be summer interns - to highlight that fact, one of my intern friends was actually leading the group along with a manager - I knew what it was, because I was one of them not too long ago. It was a bunch of university...

My stint working as a tax preparer is almost done - Monday I check in to see if there's anything else I need to do. Then, I take off on my long-awaited vacation. This short month working in the tax group taught me a lot of things - how CNIL actually works, for example: it's one thing to describe what...

I'm watching Spike Lee's Very Important and epic 4-hour documentary When the Levees Broke . In addition to reminding me of many things which went Horribly Wrong in the summer of 2005, the movie plays Barbara Bush's crass and insensitive remark about the victims of Hurricane Katrina being in a position...