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Feb 1, 2023
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vagabonder
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RE: I don't think it is fair to except people in accounting to understand
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Was talking last night with a guy who owns an auditing firm...
volleyjiver
2/1/23 12:42pm
I don't think it is fair to except people in accounting to understand numbers that complex. $80,000 and $5000 are large
Baron
2/1/23 12:43pm
RE: I don't think it is fair to except people in accounting to understand
vagabonder
2/1/23 12:49pm
It’s really interesting. I had a situation where I transitioned employees to
gww687
2/1/23 12:45pm
This type of stuff happens all the time. It's totally illogical but even otherwise smart people often value
CSoul
2/1/23 12:48pm
People are addicted to the idea of an overlord doing something for them, even something as simple as the employer
JollyGreenGiant
2/1/23 12:52pm
You can still be making $80K more and still miss the extra $5K match.
Tesla Coug
2/1/23 12:55pm
This was my thought.
BLT-Coug
2/1/23 12:55pm
You can, but it isn’t logical to do so.
Ozymandias
2/1/23 12:58pm
He misses the match. He'd rather be making $85K more with a match than $80K more with no match.
Tesla Coug
2/1/23 1:05pm
Like he said, it isn't logical. And concerning perspective, this guy has none.
bulletproof
2/1/23 1:09pm
Well I’d rather make more than a $1M more than I am making now, but I can’t
Ozymandias
2/1/23 1:10pm
It makes sense if you look at it from the perspective of effort required to make that money. He gets $80k more because
supertux
2/1/23 1:15pm
He stated that folks work less and set their own schedules. If you have ever
Ozymandias
2/1/23 1:19pm
Part of that is education. Does your education train you to be a business owner
Nat Gas Man
2/1/23 1:06pm
You expect accountants to be good with numbers? It's not like they're engineers
Kilgore Trout
2/1/23 1:13pm
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