Angry Accountants

A place for unhappy accountants at the big accounting firms to vent and share information about what their firms are doing behind closed doors. Click HERE to find out what Angry Accountants is all about.

Wednesday

Where have all the accountants gone?

Where have all the accountants gone? Long time passing. Where have all the accountants gone? Long time ago. Where have all the accountants...

Sometimes, there is no other way out . . .

Sometimes, when we don't see any way out, we just have to break through the wall. (Think Kool -Aid man.) Sometimes that applies to th...

Arnold Schwarzenegger in . . . The Accountant

The following is a great late-night video to watch after a short potty/vending machine break from crunching numbers. The questions is -- did...

Uncle Sam Wants YOU to Be His Accountant

Ever think of leaving the Big Four to go work for Uncle Sam? He already has like a billion accountants working for him. The U.S. Bureau of L...

Tuesday

I think I Will Leave My Job at the Big Four to Go Work for a Small Firm

Another avenue of escape from the Big Four is to go work for a small shop with two or three principals and a handful of associate accountant...

Friday

I Don't Like Working as an Accountant at the Big 4, Maybe I Should Go to Law School?

One of our readers asked whether we were aware of people leaving the Big 4 to take nice jobs. Of course. But it depends on what you call a n...

Thursday

Forced to Work Absurd Hours = Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress

Have you ever been asked to work on a firm holiday, a scheduled vacation, or until 5 in the morning FOR NO GOOD REASON? It's one thing f...

Monday

What is your exit strategy for leaving the Big Four, or do you even have one?

You may recall this scene from the Count of Monte Cristo , where after many years in prison, Edmond Dantes , receives a visit from a fellow ...

Friday

Daddy's Little Tax Deduction Takes a Tax on Accountant Mommy Both at Home and at Work

I heard from a working mother accountant yesterday. She works at Ernst & Young and has wonderful things to say about EY's treatment...

Thursday

Salaries in New York

Here is some salary data for New York from Glassdoor: Deloitte Salaries in New York City - Glassdoor Salary Ernst & Young Global Salari...

Salaries in San Francisco

Here is some data on Big 4 salaries in San Francisco from Glassdoor: KPMG Salaries in San Francisco - Glassdoor Salary PricewaterhouseCoope...

Salary Cuts at the Big 4?

Word on the street is that E&Y might be anticipating that its competitor firms will soon announce compensation adjustments, and that E...

Overtime Lawsuits Against the Big 4

Q: What's better for your health than sitting in a cubicle hunched over laptop staring at glaring white spreadsheets in dim light for 8 ...

Introduction to Angry Accountants

Unhappy. Very very very unhappy. If you are an unhappy accountant at one of the Big 4 or another big accounting firm, Angry Accountants is...

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