Shoutout to PwC and all the other firms giving their employees next week off.

I don’t know about you guys and gals, but this break is a sight for sore eyes

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It really is good of them. It’s a nice acknowledgement of how hard people work. Even if you have to burn vacation/holiday, the fact they they organized the entire firm to shut down means less random emails, less pulling people away from activities, etc. So way to go PwC!

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Well I got a 10pm email saying we need to work, so...I guess that's cancelled for some.

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