What's the worst review note you've ever gotten?

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"Where did we document XYZ? I thought we were going to create a memo to document this." On the memo titled "XYZ". That was one paragraph, documenting XYZ. When I told the reviewer, she had no further questions - just said, "Oh, I must not have read it."

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Staff Accountant 1, talk of coloring... everyone above me quit (seniors, managers, senior manager)... now I make everything multicolored, rainbow colored tabs and headers, basically reformatted everything to my liking 😂 the ER and CR partners are too busy to give me shit.

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"There's a lot of blue writing in here. Let's take out the blue." -On a memo which was tracking changes. 🤔

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Why is this zoomed in passed 100%

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"Take a little walk on the thinking path, and try this again."

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"Delete this note, accidentally made it"....

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"Try again"

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Missing period here

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"Wtf"... It wasn't my workpaper but reading that comment was priceless

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"Amortize carpet over the life of the lease"

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"I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt that you never meant to sign off"

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Lets discuss

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Remove the frame in the pdf comment box

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The dreaded "did you actually do this"?

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"Is this documentation sufficient?" (for a higher risk, manager review control)

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first day of fieldwork ... partner "you need to sign off on this audit program why does it have prior year dates on it?!" (I just sat down? have not even started working?)

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Umm. That should say 12 pages. Hahaha. 🐷

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"??"

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Kpmg1. Talk about wasting time.

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^just learned a new trick and is feeling sassy because they didn't know that

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Any women on here living in Jubilee hills?
It's urgent

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Alternatively, do they offer an option to provide relocation services from one of their vendors instead of reimbursing the relocation expenses. Your response will be very helpful! EY

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I'm an Associate and I'm about to buy a new suit. How much should I plan to spend?

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When the relationship was going great, but 6 months in you get the ick…. Another one bites the dust.

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12th Sept - TC University - kolkata
Simple question - will PwC India give any gifts?
I want to know it for the Kolkata location, if anyone is aware?
Others, who are from different locations, please share if you have got any gifts or not?

Makin some agency e-cards, here’s one from the rejects pile 😆

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Hi Fishes

I am currently interviewing with Microsoft for Product Manager Role and have completed 3 rounds.

I am unaware of the 3rd round results as HR is OOO and has some medical Emergency at home. What should I do now ? I am getting nervous day by day.

Also what will be the Salary range for a Product Manager at Microsoft

Please help me out

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Hello Fishes. 8.5 YOE . Automation Testing. Female with 2 year old baby. Prefer WLB over money.

Following offers in hand :
_VOIS : 22.10 LPA (19 fixed + 3.10 variable)
Nagarro : 25 LPA (23.75 fixed + 1.25 variable)
Intersoft Data Labs (formerly known as VServ) : 26.25 LPA (24.90 fixed + 1.35 variable)

Please suggest which to choose.

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Just gonna rest my eyes

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Which renters insurance do you use?

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There are 3-4 job postings on Barclay’s portal matching my profile.

Can one apply for all at the same time?

If a candidate is not selected, would he be eligible to apply again immediately for another role?

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I scheduled my PTO for May months ago. I'm now nervously taking it in the middle of a hard audit that was scheduled in March. I feel so anxious as I know my work will be crazy when I'm back. Should I leave audit? I just feel I have too many anxious moments that comprise my mental health.

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