Entries from August 2007 ↓

Annual review a chance to look forward and back

August 28th, 2007 · No Comments

I had my annual perfor­mance review Friday afternoon. I knew what to expect, because it’s basically the aggre­gation of each job review we get throughout the year. Job reviews are a solid lead indicator for the annual appraisal. Reviewer comments are cited and my perfor­mance is compared to expec­ta­tions. It also afforded me the opportunity […]

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Sucks to be Seidman

August 21st, 2007 · 6 Comments

By now, the verdict in the BDO Seidman lawsuit has been covered by all the major industry blogs. All the heavy­weights have regis­tered their opinions in this great swirling mass known as the blogos­phere. The mainstream media has tossed it around this way and that. There is near unanimity amongst all commenters: Sucks to be them. […]

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Stewie and Brian debate a flat tax

August 17th, 2007 · 4 Comments

I wonder whether some people watching the following Family Guy clip were intrigued by the punchy argument and sought out more infor­mation about it. Have a great weekend!

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Back from Punta Cana

August 15th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Wow, it’s been a while! I can’t say as I’ve missed this thing since I last posted about two weeks ago; I have been in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, enjoying a much deserved vacation. Best of all, I was able to use a travel voucher that BDO gave me for passing the UFE last year […]

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Most Chartered Accountants want interesting work above all

August 2nd, 2007 · 3 Comments

A recent CICA members survey has revealed what matters most to the Canadian Chartered Accoun­tants who answer member surveys, and the August issue of CA Magazine highlights those findings: Chartered accoun­tants want work that is inter­esting and challenging, but only if it leaves them enough time to have a life. Those are the results of a […]

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