[Anonymous]

I would not have believed this could happen if I hadn’t been there myself. Wow! That’s the only thing I can say.

This guy shows up at my office at 4:30pm on Friday, April 11th looking for a job. I introduced myself and then when I told him that he would have to come back at another time because we were swamped, he asked to speak to the “man in charge about setting up an appointment on Tuesday”. I played along thinking this has got to be a practical joke. I go tell my partner that someone wants to see him about a job and he laughed about the “man in charge” comment. He tells me to “let him stew for a few minutes”. So I did. While waiting on the “man in charge” this guy proceeds to tell me that he can do my job in 1/2 the time because he got 91% in Advanced Accounting so the CPA exam is going to be a “piece of cake” and shouldn’t take more than a “month to pass”. My license is hanging on the wall, literally right behind my head. My name is on the freaking building! And he never put two and two together. Finally, “the man in charge” comes out to my desk and introduces himself and then proceeds to introduce me as his partner and tells the guy that “She makes all of the hiring decisions” and points to me. This guy went from the deepest shade of red I have ever seen on a human being to white as a sheet in about 30 seconds. It took him that long to figure out that I was a CPA. I just smiled and said “Good luck with your job search.” When he walked out of the office, I looked at my partner and asked “Did that just happen?” WOW!

[Mayo]

SM, cmon.

“MAN in charge”? Really? Who says that anymore? Half of my bosses are women. Besides, again…who talks like that?

He could used so many other types of pronouns:

Person

Hiring Manager

Owner

A Partner

Office Manager

Person in charge of making hiring decisions

Besides, even if Kricket was the secretary. who the hell says, “I think I can do your job in half the time”???!!! That right there is enough tell someone to go fly a kite.

Mayo, BBA, Macc

[Study Monk]

Mayo,

It can be an honest mistake after watching a marathon of Mad Men…

Obviously the kid should of used one of your recommendations. My argument is that Kricket shouldn't of been so bothered by the “man in charge” comment not that the kid has amazing interview skills. Who cares if a young college student makes the assumption a man is in charge? The kid was probably hiding his nervousness by trying to sound confident. I am in complete agreement with the half of time comment, but Kricket brought up the man in charge comment 3 times in her post. It could of been a Freudian slip for all she knows. Some students out of college have not been exposed to the political correct rules that are now part of the new corporate culture, and it would be ok to give someone a break here and there.

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[Study Monk]

Mayo,

It can be an honest mistake after watching a marathon of Mad Men…

Obviously the kid should of used one of your recommendations. My argument is that Kricket shouldn't of been so bothered by the “man in charge” comment not that the kid has amazing interview skills. Who cares if a young college student makes the assumption a man is in charge? The kid was probably hiding his nervousness by trying to sound confident. I am in complete agreement with the half of time comment, but Kricket brought up the man in charge comment 3 times in her post. It could of been a Freudian slip for all she knows. Some students out of college have not been exposed to the political correct rules that are now part of the new corporate culture, and it would be ok to give someone a break here and there.

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[Guti]

I have to agree with SM. If a woman came into the office and said “man in charge about setting up an appointment on Tuesday”, I dont think Kriket would have posted anything on this forum.

“I think I can do your job in half the time”, sounds as cocky as my name is on the freaking building and Im a CPA with two degrees.

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[Guti]

I have to agree with SM. If a woman came into the office and said “man in charge about setting up an appointment on Tuesday”, I dont think Kriket would have posted anything on this forum.

“I think I can do your job in half the time”, sounds as cocky as my name is on the freaking building and Im a CPA with two degrees.

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[jeff]

A lot of monks in this thread.

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS) | Another71 | NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE

[jeff]

A lot of monks in this thread.

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS) | Another71 | NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE

[Guti]

A monk is the only character I was able to identify with after my 4th month of studying, so I had to borrow the user name from the original owner above. The only difference is that the original owner might do it in 8 months instead of 14.

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[Guti]

A monk is the only character I was able to identify with after my 4th month of studying, so I had to borrow the user name from the original owner above. The only difference is that the original owner might do it in 8 months instead of 14.

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[Study Monk]

Study like a monk and you will pass the CPA exam!

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[Study Monk]

Study like a monk and you will pass the CPA exam!

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[Mayo]

Agree to disagree then. I don't see how that's appropriate in any context; Professional, college student, monk, etc.

Mayo, BBA, Macc

[Mayo]

Agree to disagree then. I don't see how that's appropriate in any context; Professional, college student, monk, etc.

Mayo, BBA, Macc

[Anonymous]

Maybe he should have asked to see the homosapien in charge. PC for the win!

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Primates

Family: Hominidae

Tribe: Hominini

Genus: Homo

Species: H. sapiens

[Anonymous]

Maybe he should have asked to see the homosapien in charge. PC for the win!

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Primates

Family: Hominidae

Tribe: Hominini

Genus: Homo

Species: H. sapiens

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