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This is ridiculous. This behavior is what's wrong in our profession and causes unnecessary frustration
Someone needs to intervene and coach this person and stop this.
The portions of most meals that we order are plenty large enough for two meals. I don’t need or want to eat that giant serving of whatever comes in the order. It’s healthier to split it in two and use the remainder for lunch. So, I am actually saving the firm money in the long run by not gaining weight, getting high blood pressure, and diabetes by eating over-sized portions of processed food while I work 80-90 hours a week.
That would be my response to your dumbass senior.
LMAO i love this!!!!
Here's what you do. Next dinner order, don't order yourself anything. When his food comes, take it and eat it, maintaining eye contact the entire time ( but never admit that you did any wrong ).
Now he's stuck in a conundrum: he's already spent his dinner budget, but he hasn't eaten dinner.
Call the ethics hotline immediately, let them know that you suspect him of ordering dinner twice, and keeping one meal for lunch the next day.
Then, find his girlfriend online. Send her a flirty message, see if you can steal her away.
Then, once he's fired and you've successfully stolen his girl, go online and order 10 orders of whatever he ordered (that you previously stole) delivered to his house, to be paid cash on delivery.
Include a note: "Gotcha"
This is a terrifying, well thought out plan. PWC 1 you are not someone I’d want to anger. 😂
I pinged the manager about it, (who has been offsite most days so far this busy season) and he just told me the senior won’t be doing that anymore and to not worry about it.
Glad it got resolved but I'd take it a step further. You mentioned being on a team full of yes (wo?)men who thought this was fine. It isn't. This needs to be openly addressed in your practice and axed ASAP. PA as an industry will continue to be hell if this kind of crap keeps happening
Nay, get a fridge
K8 You’ll do fookin nuttin
Eating food was one of the only joys at that time. (ex B4). Sorry for the waste but we ordered whatever the heck wanted and then some.
You want that 1lbs cheesecake, you bet I'm going to let you order it. Apps? Oder 5 so we can all try a piece. "Susan, you want to try this soup? T man, Add a soup. Make sure we get wontons!". Can't have anyone freaking out over no wontons."
Yes I was always super generous with my teams when I was an auditor. 500 dollar team meal yea let’s.
I’d slap the shit out of that person
@K8 underrated comment 😂
Your senior is a dope.
Dope is a much nicer word than this one I was going to use.
This is what we called misinterpretation of firm policy
Wow, what a power trip the guy is on
I’d tell him to mind his own business
Lolllll what firm policy?! I’d call him out on it and refuse to throw my food away unless he can point to the exact policy that states eating leftover food is against policy. And if it really is against policy, you should leave EY. As will I.
So oddly enough I think I understand the logic from this senior. Intentionally double ordering dinner to get free lunch could be against a policy somewhere. Two issues though:
1 - Pretty sure OP said this wasn't the case.
2 - Even if it was, this isn't the right way to handle it by any means and this person needs a spaceship to reach their moral high horse each day so they can save the firm/client a whopping 10ish dollars
I would talk to this senior in private if you're comfortable and explain this isn't right. Escalate if necessary. The rest of your team may be too new to be willing to speak up
That was my thought. Assurance and tax includes the vast majority of the firm.
Put your food in the fridge and tell your senior to report you if its against policy. Then laugh in their face because they're a clown.
and if they are continuing to push the issue, I'd seriously contact HR.
I’m on board with everyone in this thread but the other staff on my team don’t see this as strange.
Yeah this is absolutely rediculous.
Anyone that throws my food out, they catching these hands cuzzzz
I just posted the same lol
Sounds like a complete nerd. Would bully.
There’s no way this person exists
This guy needs to be punched. And yes there are people like this who exist out there!
How is it any different from ordering your dinner and eating it as leftovers at home the next day????
Yep, spot on
This is not against firm policy. If you are going over the limit than it may be an issue but this is just wasteful. You work hard. Enjoy your dinner.
Your Senior is focused on the wrong metrics.
Bam, tell your senior a partner told you it's not against policy and ask which partner THEY talked to that said it WAS against policy 💁♀️
Nay. Throw away the senior!
F that. If we know we’re going to be there till midnight or later my team orders a second meal at 9.
Impressive. We used to order dessert and then bring it out at 9ish