[Anonymous]

I’ve been on a big team for a while and there’s a handful of those people who love to talk about how full their plate is, how late they worked, purposely send out emails at midnight so everyone can see how late they were online, etc. If you’re one of those people, just stop. To these people, work is also their social life. So many times I walk past these people as they’re screwing around on Facebook and they sit and socialize at least a third of the day instead of working. The other 20-somethings might be impressed by seeing you logged in at midnight, but those of us who are older, have families, and a life outside of work, are not. We see you as in your first “grown-up” job and maybe two or three years removed from college believing this is what the real world is like. We also see you as ignorant as you stay at work late for the sake of saying you work long hours. And most importantly we see you as part of the problem with public accounting as you drink and serve other young associates the Kool Aid that “it’s what it takes to make partner”. It’s a marathon, not a sprint.

[Anonymous]

Seconded.

[Anonymous]

I pride myself on the quantity of work I can get done in my standard shift. If another person has to stay late at the same job, that just probably means they're inefficient, not necessarily a hard worker. I do not equate hours worked to quality of work I work hard AT work so I can relax when I go home.

[Ag12thman]

Thirded. Has happened at all 5 firms I have worked with – in various states. ALL. FIVE. OF. THEM. No offense to others here in this age range, but it is primarily the fresh-out-of-school, still-in-school, and/or just-done-with-school-and-trying-WAY-TOO-HARD-to-impress crowds that take up these festivities.

Newsflash – Your supervisors are not stupid and they have had many others work in your place that have already pulled your stunt(s). It's way past OLD to them and they are more likely to get annoyed with you than to be impressed by you. If you're going to work extra, do so without the hand-waving, fireworks, and blinking fluorescent LED Christmas-like lights you have spent more time on than you have on the extra work itself!!!

(Not trying to be rude – just being serious. As the OP said, DO NOT DO THIS. If you are already, stop immediately or you're only going to undermine your own advancement within the firm.)

FAR: July 2016

[Skynet]

Well, you guys don't have to worry about me with that.

I only send out emails late at night when I'm either getting Lucky, Arrested, or so drunk I need a ride home but don't know where.

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[trish_1234]

hahahahaha Skynet

I wouldn't even notice the time on emails I receive lol but im sure nobody is trying to impress me

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[golfball7773]

reminds me of when I would get up to use the restroom during night at college and I would send my mom an email to freak her out. Of course I was sleeping before and after sending it

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[trish_1234]

CPA 33 can you give light on which is best in ur opinion gleim or becker…just curious. don't respond midnight tonight, it wont impress me lol

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[Missy]

and whatever you do, do NOT forward me an email at 11pm that you got at 9am that day.You'll never convince me that 14 hours later was the first time you had a second………..

Old timer,  A71'er since 2010.

Finance manager/HR manager

 

 

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[art vandalay]

Speaking of Facebook, that's really where this post belongs.

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