When a coworker sends you a hello or a hey on Slack, do you respond with another polite greeting or do you wait for them to send more information, letting you know what they want?

Have a question on AI. If AI is so good at what it does… what would be the point of a Big 4? Can’t any small firm take this AI and be just as specialized efficient as a Big 4? Couldn’t it create an explosion of entrepreneurship? More competition ?

Has anyone taken a mental health/stress leave and are they paid? I am suffering but can’t afford not having a paycheck.

Does anyone here have student loan debt? If so, how much? How old are you, and how long have you been in public accounting? PwC EY KPMG Deloitte

Finance and tech sectors are cutting new hire classes in half meanwhile accounting firms are paying new hires as much as experienced hires. This inability to think dynamically or forward is why accounting firms get no respect in the marketplace. Just a bunch of old boomers who run everything based on accounting outcomes (history), not ongoing operations (future).