Originally by: saracen9

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I actually came to the MD forum looking for something else but was astounded by the level of interest in my RL profession (at a Big 4 practice company).

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Originally by: saracen9

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I actually came to the MD forum looking for something else but was astounded by the level of interest in my RL profession (at a Big 4 practice company).

As someone who performs DD and PFI on a regular basis it would intrigue me to know whether Shar (who is clearly respected) and others are actually auditors in RL too?

An initial answer to a question raised about payment to the auditor is that checks and balances need to be in place to ensure that the following broad principles are upheld:

1) Independance
2) Objectivity

Obviously there are threats to the above but sufficient sa***uards should be in place. A simple example in RL is that any payment / gift received should equate to less than 5% of the individuals net worth.

Anyway, will watch developments with interest

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To Shar -verb:
 1 - To say what you mean.
 2 - To say what it means.
 3 - To say something mean.

Originally by: Shar Tegral

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Originally by: Hexxx

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Another Big 4 person. =) I work for the one that starts with a "P", how about you? "E", "D", or "K"?

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So cute and so coy. You know the rest of us ain't clueless!

Hint: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, Deloitte and KPMG

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Originally by: SencneS

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It's clear most people in here have professions related to everything talked about in said forums.

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Originally by: Shar Tegral

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Originally by: Hexxx

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Another Big 4 person. =) I work for the one that starts with a "P", how about you? "E", "D", or "K"?

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So cute and so coy. You know the rest of us ain't clueless!

Hint: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, Deloitte and KPMG

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Originally by: jna

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Originally by: Shar Tegral

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Originally by: Hexxx

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Another Big 4 person. =) I work for the one that starts with a "P", how about you? "E", "D", or "K"?

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So cute and so coy. You know the rest of us ain't clueless!

Hint: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, Deloitte and KPMG

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The first auditors at my first company were Deloitte & Touche (as the UK branch was then called after a merger with Touche Ross). Everyone (including themselves) referred to them as Toilette & Douche

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Originally by: Ricdic

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Originally by: SencneS

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It's clear most people in here have professions related to everything talked about in said forums.

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Absolutely, I was well qualified to be the founder and CEO of EBANK after spending 3 years in Technical Support for an ISP. Not all is lost however, I have a crappy little certificate that authorises me to spend the rest of my life telling customers to restart their modems.

But it's funny within EBANK. I spend my time interviewing people for in-game jobs when their RL jobs pay more in a month than I make in a year, and their CV's have pages of qualifications whereas mine shows my extensive experience cooking steaks at Lone Star and my supervisory role in Burger King telling 16 year old's to use the sanitizers after they utilise the bathroom.

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Originally by: Athre

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While I do agree that most people gravitate to what they do best, I also see online gaming as a way of advancing or exercising skills not currently usable in ones RL employment.

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Originally by: Ricdic

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But it's funny within EBANK. I spend my time interviewing people for in-game jobs when their RL jobs pay more in a month than I make in a year, and their CV's have pages of qualifications whereas mine shows my extensive experience cooking steaks at Lone Star and my supervisory role in Burger King telling 16 year old's to use the sanitizers after they utilise the bathroom.

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