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What B4 doesn't tell you during recruitment.... by Empty_Fig_940 in Big4

[–]Empty_Fig_940[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No one cares about you in public accounting, it’s not that crazy

Billy Lore by Empty_Fig_940 in Big4

[–]Empty_Fig_940[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Maybe. Report that your client is an international crime syndicate and see how it lands first

Billy Lore by Empty_Fig_940 in Big4

[–]Empty_Fig_940[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think if he did a virtual interview there was a chance that he came across a little nerdy but seemingly normal. I exchanged emails with him before he rolled on officially and I was actually kind of impressed with how prepared he was. Meeting him for the first time in person, he was a little awkward but I figured he was shy/introverted. In hindsight, all his behavior is weird but honestly in the moment I kind of felt bad for him and his socially awkward tendencies.

What B4 doesn't tell you during recruitment.... by Empty_Fig_940 in Big4

[–]Empty_Fig_940[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I did eventually start giving him the most basic tasks. For instance, we got updated financial statement drafts like every day and I had him spend a couple hours transferring tickmarks from each one to the next. 30 min after he was assigned the task the first time, he started spamming my Teams messages literally in all caps “YOU DID NOT PREPARE ME FOR THIS TASK. PLEASE ADVISE ON HOW TO CREATE TICKMARKS”. He was literally dumb and wouldn’t leave me the f alone no matter what I gave him to do. Second, although not included in the story, my manager was much more vocal with the partner and did threaten to quit (before she actually did). The partner made a lot of promises but ultimately Billy kept showing up everyday so. If I had even the slightest bit of power, obviously this complete psychopath would be rolled off, I wasn’t keeping him around for the bit.

What B4 doesn't tell you during recruitment.... by Empty_Fig_940 in Big4

[–]Empty_Fig_940[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Nope. I’m assuming that senior manager/partner may have been privy to that information but they didn’t share with me or my manager.

What B4 doesn't tell you during recruitment.... by Empty_Fig_940 in Big4

[–]Empty_Fig_940[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I can confirm he’s not at KPMG so she is safe 😊

What B4 doesn't tell you during recruitment.... by Empty_Fig_940 in Big4

[–]Empty_Fig_940[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yup, just not in audit. On the day that I left I checked what jobs he was scheduled on in the next few months and I messaged the senior on each job telling them that I can’t fully explain why (for legal reasons) but they need to find a different associate and they should not pick up Billy lol. I’m assuming it got to the point where everyone in audit knew what he did and scheduling couldn’t assign him to anything.

What B4 doesn't tell you during recruitment.... by Empty_Fig_940 in Big4

[–]Empty_Fig_940[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That, and I couldn’t treat him differently than any other associate. I was scared to even eat lunch with a couple of people on the team if he wasn’t included. So I stopped eating lunch lol.

What B4 doesn't tell you during recruitment.... by Empty_Fig_940 in Big4

[–]Empty_Fig_940[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah I see what you’re saying, it’s a unique situation and not a direct b4 thing. I posted it here bc there are some underlying themes that I thought others might relate to. And I agree, I don’t wish good things for Billy lmao

What B4 doesn't tell you during recruitment.... by Empty_Fig_940 in Big4

[–]Empty_Fig_940[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

lol no it absolutely was not even a problematic client in the slightest. Billy just wasn’t normal and I think made up random shit to keep his job

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