An insight into the life of an auditor

Pisco Sour

http://emailsfromcrazypeople.com/2009/09/12/meaningless-work/

This is a leaving email from some guy in PwC Philadelphia office. Very amusing, but very true. Its something that so many of us can empathise with.

smcgiff

Excellent, reminds me of an old film - Brazil or was it 1984? Where a workers worked on editing/filing away useless information.

I only ever worked in a small practice, and it was more accounts prep than auditing. Thankfully, have never worked for a US company since the introduction of the gift that is SOX. So, I can only say that working in industry, especially at a high enough level, is relatively* rewarding work.

*compared to the PWC employee's experience

MrMatisse

Anybody going into big four audit should read that. Its exactly what its like.

That guy is a legend

Hackysack

The talk about shoes and fashion has just moved towards The Apprentice and X-Factor.

God I hate the way people actually talk about those.

There are a lot of parts that are true I guess.

I don't hate auditing (yet!!!), but the whole never actually making/contributing to something worthwhile made me think pretty hard about it all. I think he might have a point.

Pisco Sour

Hackysack wrote: »

The talk about shoes and fashion has just moved towards The Apprentice and X-Factor.

God I hate the way people actually talk about those.

There are a lot of parts that are true I guess.

I don't hate auditing (yet!!!), but the whole never actually making/contributing to something worthwhile made me think pretty hard about it all. I think he might have a point.

X-Factor and the Apprentice is all I hear about in the canteen at lunch time. I dont even know what the Apprentice even is to be honest. Never bothered to find out what it is. That shows the level of interest I have in reality TV anyway.

This chap has actually by writing this warned some graduates away, thus adding value to their lives. Irony at its brilliant best

Running Bing

04072511 wrote: »

X-Factor and the Apprentice is all I hear about in the canteen at lunch time. I dont even know what the Apprentice even is to be honest. Never bothered to find out what it is. That shows the level of interest I have in reality TV anyway.

This chap has actually by writing this warned some graduates away, thus adding value to their lives. Irony at its brilliant best

So Im not the only accountant in Ireland who doesnt watch these shows.:eek:

Seriously, what is it with the apprentice and X-Factor its all anybody talks about.

Little Miss Cutie

I was sitting in work about two weeks ago wondering if I could work as a cleaning lady instead!!
I think I am the email person. I guess 3 years of audit has really changed me!