Me: Hey! What's this? ...Manager: it's Immaterial! ...Me: You're immaterial! ...Manager: *sighs*

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Me: Hey! What's this?
Senior:
Me: Hey! What's this?
Client: I'll look into it
Me: Hey! I found this, told the client and they're looking into it.
Senior: Why haven't you marked all this shit prepared? And stop bothering the client.
Me: ....Okay. Don't forget about this though.

2 Weeks later

Senior: DUDE WTF IS THIS?! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?!

Me:....fml

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"Oh yeah? Your face is immaterial!"

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Yeah! You showed them!
Seriously, is this what passes for talking smack in our profession? I'm so ashamed.

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Immateriality is your best friend. If not immaterial in the end. It wasn't your call

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Yeah, in my last job the client told me of an employee benefit plan that was not on my list. I told the partner. He then said it was possible audit had not counted it, it could have gone 5 years without filing any audit or tax returns. He never mentioned it again...

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^Shady McNugget!

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Nope! It's a significant transaction

^ yay, 2 weeks later senior remembered!!! 🙈

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