tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post1238183821913161366..comments2023-10-31T19:57:34.988+08:00Comments on As Zewt As It Gets: The Big 4zewthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-9419011046769199122009-05-05T21:32:00.000+08:002009-05-05T21:32:00.000+08:00Crankster - yeah... we just have to break away fro...<B>Crankster</B> - yeah... we just have to break away from the wester-is-master mentality. and sorry to know that engineering is also suffering. sigh... let's rise up!zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-28538511706767550252009-04-30T19:21:00.000+08:002009-04-30T19:21:00.000+08:00But Zewt, the colonialism HASN'T ended at all. Cer...But Zewt, the colonialism HASN'T ended at all. Certainly not in the mind of the average asian.<br /><br />I see a lot of your readers think it's about the accounting profession. Or purely the Big Four of accounting.<br /><br />Let me assure you, Zewt, that asians allowing themselves to be exploited is across the board. It's NOT an accounting thing. It's also an engineering thing.Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466770053258278747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-26694252062829269072009-04-30T17:13:00.000+08:002009-04-30T17:13:00.000+08:00rachel - hahaha... you, intern should be ok lah.
...<B>rachel</B> - hahaha... you, intern should be ok lah.<br /><br /><B>Andrew Ho</B> - you will be a professional mistake maker lor...<br /><br /><B>mistipurple</B> - hahahaha... well, i am glad she had a divine intervention.<br /><br /><B>Ulquiorra</B> - and EY is probably some youth herbal formula eh?zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-16825059568812615562009-04-30T17:12:00.000+08:002009-04-30T17:12:00.000+08:00Jun - generally, experience in big 4 can bring u t...<B>Jun</B> - generally, experience in big 4 can bring u to most places. anyway, u sure the annual income is 150k? but you're right, if you have the passion, u will do it right and proper. <br /><br /><B>foongpc</B> - hahaha... but are u in the profession in the first place?<br /><br /><B>purple-mushroom</B> - and i know which firm haha.<br /><br /><B>crankster</B> - indeed, that has always been zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-82138237761993928872009-04-30T12:56:00.000+08:002009-04-30T12:56:00.000+08:00those who know nuts about the accounting industry ...those who know nuts about the accounting industry would think PWC is a water filter company.Ulquiorrahttp://www.d-sanctuary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-65363107288362429012009-04-29T17:37:00.000+08:002009-04-29T17:37:00.000+08:00my friend quit one of the big 4 after the silk air...my friend quit one of the big 4 after the silk air crashed killing her colleagues. she was supposed to be on it. happened to miss because she chose to stay one more day in bali. she took it as a sign that she has been given a second chance at life. she is now happy in another profession. she said her job then was like a frog being cooked slowly starting from cold water then warming up and finallymistipurplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02483567261600728148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-82154904905456065412009-04-29T16:50:00.000+08:002009-04-29T16:50:00.000+08:00I read "a profesional mistake", and I wanna do acc...I read "a profesional mistake", and I wanna do accountancy in Uni soon oh, so how ahhhhhhhh? +_+Andrew Hohttp://1morehour.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-21021753254281863432009-04-28T23:47:00.000+08:002009-04-28T23:47:00.000+08:00i am going to be training in one of the big4 soon....i am going to be training in one of the big4 soon... how?? T_T<br /><br />but i think i will pull through. i hope..rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09595405876169106470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-34562551638545814252009-04-28T20:42:00.000+08:002009-04-28T20:42:00.000+08:00LOL...my parents once slogged in two of the big 4,...LOL...my parents once slogged in two of the big 4, I once interned in 1 of them, but all of us are no longer there now (Hurray!)...most of my ex-colleagues have moved on as well...but some of my friends, recent graduates, are slaving there...and a few others are planning to join this modern slave trade...<br />I guess if they enjoy the job, it ain't slaving...hope they do...=Ppei linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076761809471595395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-29033835130300403372009-04-28T15:00:00.000+08:002009-04-28T15:00:00.000+08:00Zewt, you should be proud to be whoever you are. I...Zewt, you should be proud to be whoever you are. It's just that I presume your culture is such that you're not allowed to question and thus, employers take advantage of the situation.<br /><br />It's not about being hardworking. I'm here in the UK and they don't work like maniacs - the way Asians do.<br /><br />There must be something wrong in this equation. Asians work harder and are paid less. Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466770053258278747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-78361048027170519522009-04-28T11:22:00.000+08:002009-04-28T11:22:00.000+08:00I was once a slave for them... and my hubby still ...I was once a slave for them... and my hubby still is. Haha!Purple~MushRooMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453141471728563299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-3491489266757639762009-04-27T21:41:00.000+08:002009-04-27T21:41:00.000+08:00Lucky I'm not working for them. Haha!Lucky I'm not working for them. Haha!foongpchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592884550810521137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-66538342077419428272009-04-27T21:27:00.000+08:002009-04-27T21:27:00.000+08:00so issit a requirement to have a big 4 experience ...so issit a requirement to have a big 4 experience before u come to oz?<br /><br />as for ur earlier post on doctoring, to be honest, sure, on a general scale, specialists do earn more, but if u take into account of the workload and stuff, u'd tend to see a slight discrepancy in the remuneration. <br /><br />keeping in mind wat i'm telling u applies to working in the public and not private sector,Junhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753020799574836307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-91326803274299009282009-04-27T18:51:00.000+08:002009-04-27T18:51:00.000+08:00faisal admar - oh my... whatever makes him/her hap...<B>faisal admar</B> - oh my... whatever makes him/her happy.<br /><br /><B>pinknpurplelizard</B> - true... but some, they just want to make sure they are in the biggest... thus, professional mistake.<br /><br /><B>kenwooi.com</B> - hello there. hahaha... that one, i know too!<br /><br /><B>Ms. Lili@</B> - hello there. welcome to AZAIG. i agree, during the formative years of our career, that's zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-58667896316132107992009-04-27T18:48:00.000+08:002009-04-27T18:48:00.000+08:00leyaw - well, that's called good labour law... to ...<B>leyaw</B> - well, that's called good labour law... to which...we dont have.<br /><br /><B>crankster</B> - i am one, proud to be one but at the same time, ashamed at the evil one can do in the name of profit.<br /><br /><B>fi-sha</B> - post on auditors can be boring u know :P<br /><br /><B>-eiling-</B> - and they may not know it at all eh?<br /><br /><B>tekkaus</B> - politics are everywhere... zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-10069800434077566052009-04-27T17:14:00.000+08:002009-04-27T17:14:00.000+08:00looks like my big 4 colleague beat me to answering...looks like my big 4 colleague beat me to answering to this...<br /><br />hahah im probably the odd 1 out who actually has a light schedule and yes..working in a big 4..<br /><br />now lets hope my employer finds out, sacks me without me paying back the bond i owe them so i can b a free man...hahaha"Joe" who is constantly cravinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394450113346260318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-82898088741195535102009-04-27T17:10:00.000+08:002009-04-27T17:10:00.000+08:00hi, i've been reading your blog and find it especi...hi, i've been reading your blog and find it especially interesting whenever you write about modern slavery and its relation to big 4.<br /><br />whilst i agree that i've heard and seen a lot of auditors whose lives being squeezed out of them, i, being part of big 4, would like to beg to differ as a matter of sharing.<br /><br />i'm neither part of the audit group nor the tax group, but rather in Miss Lili@https://www.blogger.com/profile/01345989561440719718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-17915988535265772022009-04-27T17:05:00.000+08:002009-04-27T17:05:00.000+08:00lol i only know about the Big 4 in the Premier lea...lol i only know about the Big 4 in the Premier league.. =PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-85751716346423811392009-04-27T16:56:00.000+08:002009-04-27T16:56:00.000+08:00U don't always get the best experience in the big ...U don't always get the best experience in the big places. The little and medium or those firms with less of a celebrity status will offer better experience and environment. Ok... This is not always true but it has been rather true amongst my frens, relatives, etc. Each individual thrive and grow differently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-49053282854642899212009-04-27T13:56:00.000+08:002009-04-27T13:56:00.000+08:00i got friend who quit working here and work in PwC...i got friend who quit working <I>here</I> and work in PwC now :)Faisal Admarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670555138520564356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-46566862804965647812009-04-27T09:53:00.000+08:002009-04-27T09:53:00.000+08:00The truth is life would not be a bed of roses once...The truth is life would not be a bed of roses once you joined them! Politics are aplenty in these Big 4 companies! You have to be smart in "there" or else you might get slaughtered in no time! ;DTekkaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433320698714867028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-91065511492623966712009-04-27T09:03:00.000+08:002009-04-27T09:03:00.000+08:00You're absolutely right! Many graduates would die ...You're absolutely right! Many graduates would die to join this company not knowing that they really squeeze every drop of blood and sweat from them!eiling limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139929285989749115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-67927788138440498762009-04-27T08:31:00.000+08:002009-04-27T08:31:00.000+08:00Dear Zewt,
i can't wait for your post on auditors....Dear Zewt,<br />i can't wait for your post on auditors...<br /><br />Ms Crankster, i'm a malay and im hardworking too even my chinese and japanese colleagues were surprised. Aiyo....what kind of generalisation you are making there...Fi-shahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251784513929015242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-85042979679143838312009-04-27T02:30:00.000+08:002009-04-27T02:30:00.000+08:00Zewt-man, sometimes I really wonder if you're Chin...Zewt-man, sometimes I really wonder if you're Chinese. Not trying to be a bigot or anything but your race is the one willing to work hard and get bullied without defending themselves.<br /><br />Which is why china-man companies mostly take only Chinese.Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466770053258278747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-37388047178270671762009-04-27T01:55:00.000+08:002009-04-27T01:55:00.000+08:00I wonder if anyone thought the big 4 refers to MU,...I wonder if anyone thought the big 4 refers to MU, Liverpool, Arsenal & Chelsea. <br /><br />Maybe we should have law that would prevent these companies from treating their employees as cheap labour or at least to compensate them for the extra hours.leyawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02478680454939542612noreply@blogger.com