Woke up at 4:45. Cold shower. Gym. Oatmeal.
Checked the news. PwC’s laying people off. Again.
Meanwhile at our firm? No layoffs. No panic. No weakness.
We sharpen steel with pressure. They fold under it.
I didn’t survive busy season, client chaos, and 90-hour weeks to watch others wave the white flag.
This isn’t just a job. It’s war.
If you’re still standing, stay dangerous. If you’re at PwC, might be time to train harder. PwC
Pro
Most everyone in this industry has no idea what war is. Sure there is emotional back and forth with people but imagine taking that shower colder, in a muddy setting with a camel spider waltzing in while you’re washing up. Hostile mortar fire could maim or kill you at any second. You saw brutal things happen to people you were friends with yesterday and you’re going right back to the same spot later that day one man short. Could there be a new IED on the road? All this is a cake walk compared to real war.
This comment longer than busy season…
I love how OP is so proud of where he works that he doesn’t even name it, but is super fixated on PwC for some reason.
Good for you! Have fun with that
BRB Bout 2 run thru a wall
is this a joke?
No, it’s a lifestyle. You should try it sometime
I love you OP
Yes, Sensai 🥋
They’re not folding under pressure, bro. Their layoffs were a calculated 2% adjustment to their US workforce. It’s likely the first of more changes they’ll make as they shift more work to be done by AI. They invested $1B three years ago in OpenAI. They were the biggest enterprise customer last year. If you’re donning repetitive, predictable tax and audit work at whatever firm you’re with, AI is coming for your job and fast.
No, they’re just shedding weight they couldn’t carry.
Pressure doesn’t break the strong. It reveals who never trained for it.
Ah, good to see nothing’s changed at Arthur Anderson.
Stay strong 💪
Good. That means the truth hit your system harder than caffeine.
Now get hydrated. We’re just getting started.
I bet the only thing OP has ever delivered is pizza and PowerPoints
I never heard of someone who takes shower before the they go to the gym.
Ah, well he’s a manly man doing manly things ! Also think he’s had far too much red bull !
"This isn't a job. It's war."
PUT THE FRIES IN THE BAG LIL BRO!!!
Where you at and what you doing OP?!?
I’m back baby
Rising Star
Is this the LEK equivalent of audit?
Appreciate the feedback, Principal. Partner energy though. That’s the real endgame.
Always remember notifying people you are aparody account and or 12 years old or under in this case is important for context.
With this kind of ambition at work, when do you plan to retire?
I appreciate your commitment to this foolishness. Keep going 😂
Where do I find your sign-up sheet for aspiring mentees? Working in the meanwhile on my polishing my elevator pitch, bio, tough mudder results, my 315lbs 1RM bench press vid, ultramarathon medals, and my “Index Match considered better than VLookup” blog post. Forget the loser commenters on here, this gal is ready to be more than a man, more than most supermen even, in what some people say is a man’s world, YO!
I did not mean to put that out there. I just need to know where I can ask a personal question to my employer about employment.