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Jythier's Articles In Life Journals
January 22, 2008 by Jythier
I found myself in the unfortunate position of having forgotten my wallet (with my license) at home yesterday, and had to drive without a license. That's fine, I would just go the speed limit and not get pulled over. The road I drive home on is really weird. It goes, quite sharply, from a 40 MPH zone to a 25 MPH zone. I guess the giant truck behind me didn't see the signs, which are not well placed IMO, but he got really, really mad and tailgated me as I went 25 in the 25. When I turned...
September 12, 2007 by Jythier
Hey, it's my birthday today, so I thought I'd start a thread for people to say "Happy Birthday" to me on, so I don't hijack TW's thread. Feel free to not say so either, because this is a lot more boring than the normal Happy Birthday threads, and it was started by the birthdayee. Well, thanks for stopping by!
August 17, 2007 by Jythier
I've now been in my job for a full year, as of Tuesday. That's a year of experience I can claim on my resume. That's a year towards gaining seniority, a year closer to the experience requirements for accounting certifications, and a year closer to becoming a partner. I got out of college about a year and a half ago, and I had no idea what I was doing. I didn't know how to get a job. So I signed up with a temp agency, and went from there. I got an assignment working in Excel, basically...
July 12, 2007 by Jythier
Here's one for my professionalism file. As a forensic accountant, I work on litigation files. I'm not allowed to even discuss them with my wife, never mind posting stuff about them online. Yesterday, I found out a report I was responsible for regarding a litigation case was sent to the wrong address. Luckily, it was not sent to opposing council or anything. It went to a completely unrelated party. I had given it to the admin to bind it and send out, and she had bound it, and given...