The large cadre of consultants here at Apogee Consulting, Inc.—you know, the hundreds of consultants who are waiting by the phone for you to call—come from the “Big 4” world of professional service firms. As this Wikipedia article explains, “The Big Four are the four largest international accountancy and professional services firms, which handle the vast majority of audits for publicly traded companies as well as many private companies, creating an oligopoly in auditing large companies.” And they provide consulting services to government contractors, of all sizes, in all industries, as well—which is where we cut our teeth.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, KPMG LLP, Deloitte LLP. These are the Big 4. And we spent many years working for the audit partnerships.

If you’ve never worked in such an environment, it’s a unique one—trust us. Here are three videos that we found on YouTube, that brought back lots of memories. We thought we’d post them for others to enjoy.

A couple of introductory words first.

Number one, these videos contain lots of Not-Safe-For-Work language. Lots of bad words. No bad images, but lots of bad words. You have been warned.

Second, if you’ve never worked in the firms, you might think these videos are exaggerated and do not depict the reality of the work environment. Trust us, they are spot-on 100% accurate. There are lots of positive aspects of working for the Big 4. But these videos accurately depict some of the less-than-savory aspects.

Enjoy.

Video No. 1 – A Moment in the Life of the Auditor

Video No. 2 – Annual Performance Reviews

Video No. 3 – Project Plans

Perhaps these videos offend you. If so, please accept our apologies. But most folks think they’re funny. We hope you enjoyed them as much as we did.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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