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Eeeeyeah. When I'm applying for a job, if I go to their corporate site and their about us page reads like the KPMG anthem, or Weird Al's "Mission Statement", it
by bitwize 3y ago
Eeeeyeah. When I'm applying for a job, if I go to their corporate site and their about us page reads like the KPMG anthem, or Weird Al's "Mission Statement", it's a huge red flag or at least it prompts followup questions. (Most annoying is when I ask the crooter followup questions and get "Did you check out their web site?" as a response. Yes, I did, and it told me nothing. Did you?)
Based on that, we should've seen Enron's collapse a long time coming.
- samtho 3y agoWeird Al’s “mission statement” was released in 2014 and was itself a parody of the KPMG anthem (which was done in earnest) that was leaked less than a year prior to Enron failing. There would likely have not been any collective cultural sentiment around this text in the year 2000 in the same way as there is today. Just something to keep in mind when viewing historical events, even if they seem recent, with a modern lens and values.
- pcl 3y agoWow, somehow I’ve never come across the KPMG anthem thing before. Awesome! https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2001/dec/09/theobserver.observerbusiness14 https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2001/dec/09/theobserver...
- quickthrower2 3y agotldr: KPMG, We're strong as can be, A dream of power and energy. We go for the goal, Together we hold On to our vision of global strategy...
- bboygravity 3y agoFollowing that logic most large companies would be about to collapse? Not saying that they aren't. Who knows. Off-topic: I'm personally just waiting for the new Bernie Madoff (Ken Griffin) to be caught sometime in the coming decades or so.
- bitwize 3y agoMost large companies are pretty upfront about the kinds of products and services they provide. It's being vague or evasive about that that's the warning sign.