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Tag: March Madness
Going Concern March Madness: Ultimate Tech Showdown
Once upon a time, our former dear leader Caleb — who is not exactly known […]
This Poor Guy Is More Bummed Than Anyone at KPMG About Billion Dollar Brackets
Remember when KPMG reminded its employees that they — and their immediate families/baby mamas/dogs — […]
Frustrated EY Employee Vandalizes Office Breakroom in Protest Over March Madness Blocking
We're getting word some people are taking March Madness really, really serious, guys: EY Houston […]
(UPDATE) Some KPMGers and Their Kin a Tad Outraged They’re Missing Out on a Billion Dollars
We've put out a call for a copy of the email, which appears to be […]
How to Use Excel to Manage March Madness
File this under: things you must know as a spreadsheet jockey and sports fan.
Big 4 Firms Making Necessary March Madness Preparations as Usual
It's that time of year again! No, not busy season, but time for the pre-March […]
One Moss Adams Office Got Ready for March Madness By Dressing Up Like Gonzaga’s Kelly Olynyk
Gonzaga University is relevant for about ten days a year or so. I suppose since […]
BDO Chief Technology Officer Asks Everyone To Give Up Their God-given Right to Stream NCAA Basketball Tournament Games at Work
A deckhand on Captain Jack's ship sent us a copy of an email that will […]
Going Concern March Madness Upset Alert: 3 of the Big 4 Under Pressure
We’ve got lots of Cinderellas in our midst friends. With 12 hours of voting to go in the first-ever Going Concern March Madness: Coolest Accounting Firm (“GCMMCAF”) bracket, Ernst & Young, Deloitte and KPMG are all in danger of being upset by BKD, Rothstein Kass and Crowe Horwath respectively.
As you no doubt noticed, #1 seed PwC is cruising along in their match-up with Reznick Group but aside from that, how is it that we could have such a dancity accounting firm bracket dance? Glad you asked because the consummate GC commenter, Another exKPMGer, has a theory:
I would wager serious money the cause for this is that the people who work for the other 3 firms, for the most part, didn’t vote for their own firm because they know their jobs are bullshit and want to give no sign of submission to their firm. Whereas the folks from PwC couldn’t click on themselves fast enough to prove how awesome they are. I hear they’re installing mirrors in every cubicle with the words etched at the bottom “PwC is AWESOME” so that you can stare at yourself all day and think about the awesomeness that you’re a part of.
There doesn’t appear to be any empirical evidence to support the theory at this time but supporters and debunkers are welcome to comment at the validity of this statement. And of course if you haven’t voted, jump over to the original post and get on this.
Presenting Going Concern March Madness: The Coolest Accounting Firm
Now that the Sweet Sixteen is set, the general consensus here at Going Concern is to take advantage of the combination of March Madness and the plight of busy season. Accordingly, we bring you the first ever edition of GC March Madness: Coolest Accounting Firm. Inspired by our sister from another mister, ATL, we’ve decided that we’re looking to the GC readers to determining which accounting firm is the coolest of the cool by way of a democratic process but utilizing the seasonally appropriate method of a bracket. We opted with the