This blog is dedicated to stuff that accountants like
Posted in List on Jun 14th, 2009
Accountants are rather fond of interns, both being an intern and having one to order around. Interns are great targets for pranks and the perfect excuse to blow the budget. Three words: “It’s for recruiting.” In accounting, you typically have the summer internship which is all about learning how to claim expenses. The winter internship […]
Posted in List on May 10th, 2009
A USB keypad could pass for an accountant’s best friend. No surprises here – anything that allows an accountant to use Excel more efficiently is beloved by accountants. Among the jumble of mice, keyboards, AC adapters, screen protectors, and unused laptop locks – the USB keypad is the most useful to an accountant. A USB […]
Posted in List on Apr 21st, 2009
Accountants are on top of numbers. It’s what they do, being that their job is to take numbers, organize them, and present them in financials. An accountant spends more time than anyone actually realizes on planning, organizing, and following their ridiculous systems. This has been partially covered in workpaper references. However since it’s such an […]
Posted in List on Apr 15th, 2009
After busy season (or in reality, after each assignment), accountants fill out a self-assessment form. The thinking here is that accountants can be honest with themselves and write down all the things that went well and all the things that can be improved upon. The reality is that it’s a non-stop fluff piece that wastes […]
Posted in List on Apr 10th, 2009
Accountants have horrible e-mail signatures. Not that anyone has a good e-mail signature to begin with. Accountants like to add “Please consider the environment before printing this email” to the end of their message as part of their signature. It’s often embellished with webdings and colored green to bring attention to the message. While good […]
Posted in List on Apr 5th, 2009
Ah, April. Typically considered the end of busy season since most companies are on a calendar basis. Accountants in tax are a different story, but all tax does is file for extensions anyways. Accountants work hard, and accountants certainly drink hard. Accountants’ lives are defined by busy season. You may think it’s always busy season […]
Posted in List on Mar 30th, 2009
It is well known that accountants like to express the opposite of what they truly mean. For example, “You’re working on deferred revenue this quarter” is met with: “Awesome, that is going to be so much fun.” As much “fun” as working on an under-budgeted area and eating hours is, it actually is not fun. […]
Posted in List on Mar 25th, 2009
An accountant doesn’t have to be creative to get the job done. Sure, being creative and expertly documenting (read: rationalizing errors) helps. In reality, an accountant doesn’t even need to know accounting principles to get their job done. Being able to copy and paste procedures, make tickmarks, and put documentation (header, workpaper reference, purpose, etc) […]
Posted in List on Mar 23rd, 2009
Despite being at home on an airport conveyor belt, accountants have felt the need to adopt the roller bag as one of their own. Roller bags and other fugly equipment (such as fax machines) have become mainstays in the office. A roller bag, pictured here, is the Frankenstein of office companions. It is part laptop […]
Posted in List on Mar 20th, 2009
Accountants are experts at delegating. Don’t believe that? Just try to get an accountant to do something and you’ll soon see it delegated to no less than two people. Accountants get their first taste of delegation early on in their careers. It starts out as getting one binder from next door. Before you know it, […]