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Re:Scott Adams: Knowledge that Matters by JoachimSchipper on Tuesday February 09, 2010 @04:52AM (#1111883)
I think the world's best accountant would enjoy accounting. I don't see why it would necessarily be more boring than many other jobs, and by and large only people who love their job invest enough time to be the best. (We're not talking "pretty good" here, after all.)
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Re:Scott Adams: Knowledge that Matters by roc on Tuesday February 09, 2010 @09:45AM (#1112269)
The world's best accountant probably hasn't seen an actual balance sheet in ages.

He's probably struggling to be an effective manager somewhere.

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Re:Scott Adams: Knowledge that Matters by borism on Tuesday February 09, 2010 @05:43PM (#1113591)
The world's best accountant is an oxymoron.

You either do accounting properly, or you end up in jail. Other than that, there's very little that can be assessed about accounting profession.

Or maybe you indeed meant those Enron and Madoff accountants?

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