Miscellaneous Thread V

I've heard a lot of stories that the big 4, especially audit, isn't all its made out to be

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man like Luke trying to pretend he doesn't care about money after mentioning his salary in every post he's made for the last 9 months

Hey, don't be mean. He's named after a known nonce anyway.

In terms of work, salary is the endgame. Of course, life is much more than work, but considering it's an unfortunate fact we have to work near 40 hours a week whether we like it or not, we all strive to maximise our earnings. And then of course use it to further our happiness (e.g. If you like travelling then you need money for it, if you like nice cars etc.) Thoughts? @everyone

Basketball bros, thoughts on KD

I really wouldn't recommend audit at big 4, my brother just is an auditor at the big four, he probably had one of the worst schedules in his year but is regularly working 12 hours a day pretty much throughout the year, constantly gets thrown into big audits with barely any instruction and then expected to get everything done very quickly and accurately. I think he said almost everyone in his year agrees with the same and you know it is bad when almost everyone (I think the rates are around 90% I believe) leaves after they get their qualification.*

Salary past a certain point isn't end game to me.

Once I get to £30k, I will stop seeking further development on the financial front (as long as my life is comfortable). I have no desire for expensive cars and travelling is cheap if you do it correctly. I intend to live within my means.

The main thing for me in a job is free time and perks. A job that came with a gym membership would be #Goals to me.

Hmmm, guess it's different for everyone. I've heard that during busy periods, you can be spending long nights at a client's office. But there'll be long periods of time during the year where you'll have absolutely nothing to do. And the busy periods I'd say cover ~3 months over the calendar year?*

Hmmm, guess it's different for everyone. I've heard that during busy periods, you can be spending long nights at a client's office. But there'll be long periods of time during the year where you'll have absolutely nothing to do. And the busy periods I'd say cover ~3 months over the calendar year?*

article op linked on the second page hits the nail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3046350/Why-men-refuse-marry-Women-complain-chaps-today-won-t-settle-Sorry-ladies-s-fault-argues-wickedly-provocative-new-book-Denigration-Men-PETER-LLOYD.html

FML - you lose all credibility when trying to use a daily mail article to back up a point tbh.

Marriages lasted longer in the past because women were meant to be seen and not heard - it's easy to maintain a relationship if both of you do what one person wants (since you can never have any disagreement). It's harder to have a relationship where both people are equal and both are willing to compromise to make a relationship work.

Interestingly I think the article actually points out why marriages/relationships fail more now - people are more selfish now. In the past, a man could be selfish whether he had faults, alcohol problems, never home/always at work/at the pub, cheated etc and a woman was expected to just live with it and not talk about it openly. Now you can have both sexes be more selfish and today's generation all think about "me me me". The article just keeps referring to a man's wealth and how he shouldn't have to share it or pay towards children/maintenance.

It's difficult to have two people live and compromise together for 5, 10, 25, 50 years but since there is no longer any stigma about splitting up, it's easier to give up/not compromise and find someone else who makes you happy/you don't have to compromise with.

tl;dr? Compromise is a dirty word these days and it's easier to move on to a new relationship than try to fix one.

can always count on you to give me a decent reply!

But aren't you just describing any relationship and people setting their own parameters? Or the idea that relationships (as decided between the parties) all should be recognised by the state?

@Dirtybit thoughts on the prophecy in Shrek?

'A princess locked in a tower, and beset my a dragon, is rescued my a brave night and then they share true love's first kiss. By night one way, by day another, thus shall be the norm till you receive true love's kiss then, take love's true form'

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