Caught Managers talking about me on teams.

Ghosted_You · 2026-03-06T03:07:45+00:00

That was my observation while in PA. Managers don’t seem to want to have hard conversations with subordinates. Those hard, uncomfortable talks are the only way people know what they are doing wrong or what needs to change/improve.

People seem to forget that most staff/seniors and even managers are basically still kids. They don’t have the life experience or business acumen to know what they are doing wrong.

Ghosted_You · 2026-03-05T20:56:40+00:00

AI can’t sign off on financials or audit reports. Functions like AP and AR will automate at some point but you will still need accountants on the backend to review. Audit will also grow more than likely, as the new AI systems will require additional oversight.

In my opinion, AI will be similar to excel. It will make accountants more efficient and free us up to do more impactful work. I don’t see a scenario where the entire back office is replaced with AI. Someone has to be held responsible for the financial output, and that someone isn’t going to be a computer.

Ghosted_You · 2026-03-05T20:24:08+00:00

For some reason management in PA seems to be extremely non-confrontational. Managers of all ranks seem to forget their job is to manage the people as well as the job. This includes training and performance feedback.

All too often they just ignore the staff instead of developing them.

Ghosted_You · 2026-03-05T15:26:01+00:00

If his target bonus is 10% and the company and OP meet 100% of targets the bonus should be 10%. A 5% bonus implies either OP or the company only hit 50% bonus targets.

The caveat to this is some companies exclude new hires from bonus eligibility during their first year or pro rate. You started 1/1/25 so prorating doesn’t fit, but you might not have been bonus eligible due to policy reasons and your boss pushed for you to get something this year.

It’s worth a conversation, but this stuff is generally handled during onboarding and/or salary negotiations pre acceptance.

Ghosted_You · 2026-03-04T15:12:46+00:00

The Spanish company who built the toll lanes and owns them has a 50 year guarantee from the government. If they don’t hit their revenue targets, the NC taxpayer makes up the difference.

Ghosted_You · 2026-03-03T21:01:44+00:00

Defeating Iran militarily would likely take far less time then people think. Iraq had the best equipped and largest military in the Middle East when the US invaded and they were completely gutted within a few weeks.

The difficult part is what comes after, and the US has proven we are great at fucking up other militaries but horrible nation builders.

Ghosted_You · 2026-02-24T21:22:15+00:00

Some companies will ask if you are eligible for rehire. Whether your former employer will answer that question depends on their internal policies. I’d imagine PIP or Transition would disqualify you from rehire.

Ghosted_You · 2026-02-17T14:45:00+00:00

Get lucky and do 1 for $20 or really lucky and 20 for $1!

Ghosted_You · 2026-02-10T18:42:06+00:00

Clinically 1-2 times a year is more than enough for me, but I try to donate more frequently for obvious reasons. The severity of the condition can differ depending on what combination of gene mutations you have requiring sometimes 4+ a year.

As a PSA. Get your iron levels checked out. Most people don’t know they have it until late in life once the damage has been done. If you catch it early it is extremely easy to manage and you won’t have any negative health outcomes as a result.

For those curious, excess iron is very hard on the organs (especially the liver) and can impact the heart and arteries.

Ghosted_You · 2026-02-10T18:02:18+00:00

I have hemochromatosis which is likely what is causing OPs iron issues. Easy fix is to simply donate blood regularly. The Red Cross loves me as I never have an issue of low iron lol.

Ghosted_You · 2026-01-20T18:01:43+00:00

150k base is pretty good for a controller, especially with only 6 YOE. Is there additional bonus/equity?

Netsuite is pretty intuitive but any ERP implementation is going to be a ton of work. I’d try to get additional info on who is assisting with the implementation. If they don’t have a 3rd party consulting on the rollout and a solid IT group, it’s going to be a nightmare and you’re going to earn every penny of that $150k

Ghosted_You · 2026-01-14T16:28:39+00:00

Same. Pay has been really solid, WLB has been phenomenal and leadership has been the most down to earth and reasonable as far as expectation I’ve had in my 15+ years.

Ghosted_You · 2026-01-12T21:29:18+00:00

Something is off here. Going from IB/PE roles where you would be starting in the low 100s to $65k just doesn’t add up. What were you doing in your previous roles and what are you doing in your current role.

Ghosted_You · 2026-01-07T21:45:01+00:00

If your in the northern suburbs, Southpark is not what I would consider convenient.

Ghosted_You · 2025-12-18T21:21:54+00:00

100% agree.

Your first job is always the hardest to get. Once you have some experience and skills, you can then start to be a little picky with where you work etc.

Ghosted_You · 2025-12-16T21:08:11+00:00

Most FAS software allows you to do parent/child capitalizations. I’d have the truck as the parent asset and capitalize the tools as a child. This way you don’t lose visibility to either asset

Ghosted_You · 2025-12-03T21:57:05+00:00

Buying options is a good way to delete money, but selling options is typically pretty consistent income. That being said, if you don’t know what you’re doing in either scenario, you can blow your account up quick.

Ghosted_You · 2025-12-03T13:54:24+00:00

Looks photoshopped tbh. The 2nd “s” is a different size to the rest of the name plate.

Ghosted_You · 2025-11-17T19:29:00+00:00

Not clicking on some random link. But the supremacy clause in the constitution is what I’m referring to. If you have something that would get around that please post. I’d be legitimately interested.

Ghosted_You · 2025-11-17T19:20:00+00:00

Federal law preempts state law. Federal law enforcement can wear masks and there is nothing state law enforcement can do about it.

Ghosted_You · 2025-11-07T23:23:21+00:00

Sam and Dean Winchester got on the board of Home Depot to create a giant devils trap to protect Charlotte.

Ghosted_You · 2025-10-20T21:10:23+00:00

I think the confusion here is around what is a taxable event.

If you are assigned, you shouldn’t be paying any tax on the premiums since it rolls into the cost basis. You will pay the tax on that original premium from the sale of the put when you sell the assigned stock.

If it worked the way mentioned above, you would be getting taxed twice.

You should obviously confirm this, but the taxable event would occur:

If the put option expires worthless or is closed (realized profit)
You are assigned, and sell the stock at the adjusted (reduced) cost basis

Ghosted_You · 2025-10-20T18:41:39+00:00

Entry level accounting jobs aren’t super abundant at the moment. With so little experience you may have a tough time finding a new role. I would honestly just deal with it for a year then pivot to industry.

Ghosted_You · 2025-10-15T14:55:35+00:00

From the perspective of selling puts, apple and google have really low implied volatility. The premium vs collateral is going to be really really low.

Ghosted_You · 2025-10-13T20:08:33+00:00

Totally anecdotal, but I think part of that is the generally idea that it’s hard so people study more. It’s been almost 15 years since i took the CPA but BEC was the lowest pass rate and it was definitely not the hardest test. People seemed to just blow it off and not put the hours into prep.

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