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People don’t know how to even organize their thoughts. Walkthroughs will jump around. Passive voice in something client facing drives me crazy.
Writing training should be required.
I think part of it is people rushing. I’m not against rewriting SALY tick marks and doco for clarity. Same with formatting. Cleaning it up so it looks presentable. I don’t like delivery work up that I wouldn’t show to a client.
^this. I almost never proof read my work cuz there’s just so much more to do
Hmmmm audit associates who are being paid less than elementary school teachers arn’t top tier writers...weird how low pay reflects in quality of candidates
@PwC3: I agree. Also, not all 1st years start day one with their CPA. In my area they give a pretty nice signing bonus for those who do though. I think the churn and burn used by large public accounting firms will always bring the quality of work down. I get the feeling that it comes from the same place that the statement "well I made $8 per hour, so can others because $15 per hour is just ridiculous." The reason being Partners put in the work for 1-2 decades and feel they should get the reward of maximizing their compensation, even if it means subjecting those at the bottom to hours not justified by their pay (because the Partner did it, so then so should they). However, it's then also the Partner who has to pick up the slack and bare the responsibility of something going wrong or being picked up by external QA. It'll take a strong shift in the tone at the top of public accounting to really change that, but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting lol.
My accounting program was heavy on writing and communication my last few years of school. I thought it was dumb but I see now how it has helped outshine my peers these days.
I think I barely passed all 3 of my English/lit classes.
Cs get degrees though and spell check will forever be my crutch.
I think having pride in your work can work wonders for issues like this, rather then a "get it done" mentality. If you can't find pride in your work you will never be happy because no amount of money will change your feelings of being overwhelmed, but a feeling of a job very well done can make it feel worth it. However, churn and burn is probably an inherent issue with big four and most public accounting firms.