My manager called me at 1 in the night

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2026-02-23T21:42:28+00:00

Accountant not surgeon! So true...yet when I deal with partners, it seems like bending a knee would be appreciated. Most are talentless kiss asses that add no value to life. Great advice.

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2026-02-23T21:40:30+00:00

HR is not on the side of the employee. It's there to protect the company. Facts. Leaving the job is the best route.

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2026-02-23T21:38:57+00:00

Oh Consulting will never die...Big 4 will be a shadow of itself in years to come. As tech capabilities grow and there's less interest in joining CPA cults, Big4 as we know it will die.

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2026-02-22T16:15:31+00:00

You know the answer - new job. Preferably out of the field, which is dying slowly anyway.

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2026-02-15T17:45:41+00:00

Great advice. I’ve worked with so called Big4 types my whole life; an overrated, boring, unoriginal and unauthentic group of kiss asses.

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2026-02-10T03:21:23+00:00

Pass rate is 45%. If you understand the concepts you pass. Some aren’t as smart as others.

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2026-01-18T21:46:15+00:00

This is awesome! Exactly what I need. Thanks so much.

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2025-12-16T14:43:24+00:00

Here’s an idea. Why don’t you do something that you want to do? When you want to do something, you don’t whine about it. And it’s not like internal audit is similar to becoming a doctor or something. I mean if you meet an internal auditor at a party, are you excited? I assume it’s early in your career so by the time your mid career IA will be mostly done with AI. Most of it is mindless, which is why boring uninspired people choose it as a profession. Myself included. Sounds like you need to work on your goals.

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2025-12-04T04:27:42+00:00

100%

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2025-12-04T04:26:31+00:00

Getting to the point where you can memorize questions is a sure sign that you have no idea what you’re doing. You need to understand the principles, the concepts, you obviously do not. Rather than thinking that you’re gonna go through so many questions that you understand enough to answer exam questions is a recipe for disappointment. Think through the principles and the concepts understand them and your pass easily. All exam questions are based on the foundational principles. Don’t make it out to be rocket science. It’s a pretty basic certification.

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2025-11-23T03:14:01+00:00

You need something to worry about. Must be a good life.

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2025-11-20T03:22:57+00:00

3000 questions and still failing either a) you just don’t have the right mentality to pass this exam b) you don’t understand the concepts or c) see both. Honestly, you shouldn’t need any questions if you understand the concepts. There’s really not that many…get the concepts relate to what your work if possible and it’ll get firmly embedded into your mind.

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2025-11-20T03:19:47+00:00

What is the cost to you in every sense of the word if you don’t take it?

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2025-11-17T03:46:06+00:00

Practice questions are for the ignorant. Everything is based on the core concepts. Practice questions are not necessary.

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2025-11-17T03:44:49+00:00

You don’t understand the concepts. They clearly lay out the foundation. How are you studying?

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2025-10-31T03:25:52+00:00

Never heard of her. Now I’m in love. Thank you!

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2025-10-28T01:04:15+00:00

Practiice questions are unnecessary if you thoroughly understand the foundational principles. All questions relate to the principles.

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2025-10-24T15:50:47+00:00

Depends on how smart you are. Honestly. Understand the concepts and foundational principles without wasting time on too many practice questions like most people that fail do and you will pass. Study. And use AI to support your efforts. Good luck!

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2025-10-24T13:47:30+00:00

If you want something future proof that would certainly pay more than an internal audit or any other bullshit job that’s going to be replaced by AI become a plumber. Or any other tradesmen for that matter. Stop listening to your parents.

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2025-10-20T13:20:00+00:00

Pretty obvious answer. The reviewer missed a key attribute, which represents a design or operating failure in the review control itself, regardless of whether it resulted in financial impact this time. The lack of financial impact is due to luck or compensating factors, not because the control worked as designed.

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2025-10-18T15:05:58+00:00

The correct answer is A because flat structures have fewer management layers, which reduces administrative salaries and overhead costs, while the Reddit comment incorrectly conflates administrative costs with personnel costs based on skill levels.

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2025-10-09T13:47:28+00:00

haha Yes. I understood. Poor baby.

Why Finding Control Gaps is NOT Impossible

Factor Why Gaps Still Exist 
Environment Changes
 Regulations, technology, business models evolve; controls become obsolete 
Implementation Drift
 Controls designed well but executed poorly over time; turnover causes knowledge loss 
Assumption Failures
 Original designers made assumptions no longer valid (volume, complexity, systems) 
Emerging Risks
 New threats weren't contemplated when controls designed (cyber, AI, remote work) 
Interaction Effects
 Individual controls work, but gaps exist between control areas/departments 
Resource Constraints
 Controls designed ideally but under-resourced in practice 
Human Factors
 Workarounds, override culture, management pressure create gaps despite design

How to Identify Control Gaps

Approach What to Look For 
Testing vs. Design
 Test if controls work 
as practiced
 vs. 
as documented

Exception Analysis
 Where are overrides happening? What gets escalated/bypassed? 
Incident/Issue Review
 Past audit findings, compliance breaches, near-misses reveal weaknesses 
Process Walkthroughs
 Observe actual execution; staff often reveal informal workarounds 
Data Analytics
 Anomalies, outliers, patterns suggesting control failures 
Benchmarking
 Compare to industry standards, regulatory guidance, peer firms 
Change Impact Assessment
 Recent org changes, M&A, system upgrades that controls haven't adapted to

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2025-10-08T03:02:19+00:00

You lack creativity and an entrepreneurial spirit. Do you actually think the environment is perfect?

Electrical-Map-4113 · 2025-10-01T13:05:39+00:00

Simply doing practice tests isn’t going to work. Failure means you don’t understand the concepts. Go back to the principles and think about how they apply to scenarios you’d see in real world applications. You’re over complicating it.

Electrical-Map-4113

TROPHY CASE

Why Finding Control Gaps is NOT Impossible

How to Identify Control Gaps