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QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Feb 8, 2012 -> 09:35 PM) So tonight is definitely filled with guilty pleasures. Happy Endings and Revenge. I love Happy Endings, I thought it was going to be kind of a girly show but it's downright hilarious. Max and Dave crack me up.

Anybody else see the infamous "Mark Rich" resume that floated around to every single IB, accounting, and finance firm today?

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 6, 2012 -> 10:16 AM) Also, there are Illini fans clamoring for Jerrance Howard to be HC. God no. Keep him on as assistant, but just no to him taking over control. Yea...this type of move would set the program back farther, not make it better.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Feb 6, 2012 -> 10:12 AM) I am surprised they didn't give him a cost of living adjustment. I know the New York office pays the most of any in the US due to the COI. Chicago is pretty high as well. However, they stick to the "competitive" offer as I think the big 4 firms must have some sort of secret agreement that they all stay within the same price range. Plus if any one firm jumps and offers something, the others follow. About the only really unique thing any of the firms has to offer is Deloitte's launch of its University in Dallas (freaking state of the art) . The place is like a 5 star resort. Its unbelievable. I assume all of the other firms will relaunch "Universities" as well. I have one roommate working for EnY and another for KPMG (he's the one who wanted to go to NY). They were both offered 55k for an audit position in Chicago, but KPMG is well known to be the leader in salary (usually by a just a few thousand), but they tend to be the first one of the 4 to raise their salary. Deloitte is known to be the most stringent of the 4, but I have no idea actually how true this information is. I know of some slight differences such as KPMG offering more abroad opportunities, or they at least advertise it more. I just feel that a raise from 55k to 57k is ridiculously small considering the cost of living differences between the 2 cities, and that probably pays just for his relo in the first year. I know EnY gave their summer interns fulltim offers a signing bonus while the winter interns that worked right before them didn't get one, that would piss me off as a Winter intern considering they worked during busy season.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 6, 2012 -> 10:02 AM) After the football hire and knowing how this school works, yes, I do. But yeah, I would not mind Shaka at all. He is as qualified as anyone. Yea this school can be ridiculous, I worked in University Housing and that's probably the worst place here hiring just because they are minorities. But I just don't think Thomas would take this job if he was told he had to hire a minority for a head coach position even if they weren't his pick.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 6, 2012 -> 09:57 AM) Do everything to keep Howard too. Shaka has to be the hire. I would like Brad Stevens personally. Not sure how much interest he has leaving Butler, but this will probably be his only opportunity into the Big Ten depending on how Crean works out for Indiana. We are going to hire an African-American due to the PC bulls*** that goes on at the school. Fortunately Shaka is at least qualified. You really think race is going to have that much of an impact? I think Thomas will hire who ever he thinks is the best fit. Shaka would be a great move all around, he would definitely get some buzz going around the program.

QUOTE (G&T @ Feb 6, 2012 -> 09:51 AM) I can confirm that my brother went through that. A big 4 that he works for wanted him to go to DC or NYC but without a substantial pay increase their lifestyle would have been altered. They wouldn't budge on salary so he stayed in a smaller market. They seem to take advantage of their employees that come out of college. Yes, it's a great place to start your career in accounting and I understand that many leave after 3-5 years with them, but if they didn't treat them as such maybe they wouldn't burn them out so badly. I just think that recruiting somebody for an out of state job would come with a standard relo package.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 6, 2012 -> 07:44 AM) That is crazy. I know when I was working in the legal field the law firms definitely will pony up for the increased cost of living and relocation and all that...especially if you are one of the "golden boys." Maybe it's just something they are cutting back on for the time being... They seem to be the only companies that won't change their offer at all. They just told him it was competitive and that was it. I would expect at least a 10% increase in salary between the Chicago offer and the NY offer, and at the least help to relocate. But apparently the Big 4 thinks that if you have better offers elsewhere to just go with that instead. I'm just happy I'm not going into accounting.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Feb 5, 2012 -> 10:20 PM) You have to keep the both of them no matter the cost. If you are not in it to win, why be in it? We now have a healthy Peavy, but no Mark to go with him? That just plain sucks. Jesus f***ing christ. You are f***ing ridiculous, you must be smarter than this, I can only hope for your sake. The Sox TRADED for Peavy, and assumed the current contract he is on, meaning he is making that money NO MATTER WHAT. MB was a free agent, he CHOSE to sign with the highest bidder, aka the Marlins, and it's been leaked that no one else was even CLOSE to the years/money that the Marlins offered. Recap if that was to confusing: Peavy is here under contract for 1 more year (and will not be traded because he has little value). MB is in Florida because they made him Mr. Moneybags (btw you are even worse that Joecoolman for nicknames). Does that make sense to you?

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Feb 1, 2012 -> 05:40 PM) I had 5 weeks off before starting my job, and I think that was a great amount of time - but my scenario was different. I, like you, didn't have much money to travel, but I did have a bunch of friends still in Knoxville so I absolutely lived it up during my last 3 weeks there. Then I moved to Atlanta 2 weeks before starting my job, so I could have plenty of time to get settled and learn an entirely new city. But since you said most of your friends aren't close, and I know you've worked at your company for a few years now (so you're plenty familiar with the company and city), then I totally get your decision. I still may have taken more than 1 week off, but I can't fault your thought-process. Yea I'll be living at home for the first few months so that I can save up some money for an MBA, so I won't have to get acclimated or anything, I can just jump right into it again. I really wish I could travel but when I graduate I may have enough for a domestic trip but not an international one (which is what I want to do again). Also, for those that worked for the Big 4 accounting firms, I know Chisoxfn currently is and or at least started at one (Deloitte I believe?), why can't the starting salary be negotiated at all? One of my roommates interned at one in Chicago and got the highest grades of any intern there, and was personally recruited by the NY audit partner to go work for him there but he was only offered a 2k increase in salary, with no relocation package or bonus. This seems ridiculous as the cost of living can be up to 40% more in NYC compared to Chicago, so I had him send the company an email asking for more money or at least some support to move out there. They declined and he just took the Chicago offer instead. It just seems ridiculous for them to do that.

That made me laugh shack, and it's exactly what I would've done.

Go away Bruce, I'm tired of the Jekyll and Hyde personalities of this team. Time for a new start, and if done right it wouldn't take long to put Illinois back into a top 15 program.

312 might be my favorite beer under or around $1 per bottle. I can drink that stuff like it was water, it's just so smooth and flavorful.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Feb 4, 2012 -> 06:28 PM) Saw that before. Mask or someone actually hiding? I figured photoshop.

I like cats, I love dogs. I do hate cats that just stay away from you, what's the point of owning it then if it just ignores you except when hungry. And I also can't stand dogs that bark constantly.

QUOTE (knightni @ Feb 4, 2012 -> 05:14 PM) I can't make it out; what is it? A somewhat scary face, kinda greenish eyes. Just look at the bottom left hand corner of the pic.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 4, 2012 -> 04:31 PM) Don't see anything Left of the left most pillow.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 2, 2012 -> 07:08 PM) I have no problem at all with the Sox missing out these three Cuban players. Their price tags are going to be way too high. Ugh, this sucks. The time when they probably actually want to spend money on these guys the market goes nuts to get ahead of the new CBA. FANTASTIC. f***.

One of my roommate's dad died some time last night, apparently his my roommate's mom woke up next to him and his body was cold. 58 years old, healthy, no recent illness. What a way to wake up to a call from your mom saying your dad died, I feel so bad for him.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Feb 2, 2012 -> 04:07 AM) Except the rumor that it had to do with British crime twins is false. At every concert during their tour, the stages had a CRAY on them as opposed to KRAY. It's also been said that they got it from a previous Young Jeezy song. And Jay Z has also used "that s*** crazy" numerous times instead of CRAY during live performances. Whoever did the research certainly came up with a pretty damn good coincidence though. Awwww, good effort by them though.

Senior barcrawl means hit got kray tonight, btw look up what that reallly means. Youn wont beileve it.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Feb 1, 2012 -> 05:32 PM) I'm sure it is, yet I've met countless people who once worked there and decided to leave because they didn't like it. Not surprised, but having ESPN on your resume Im sure is a huge step for them getting other jobs.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 1, 2012 -> 03:07 PM) Yeah, Calabasas. I guess I'd have the same reaction as your initial one, what's so great about it? Big celebrity neighborhood?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 1, 2012 -> 03:00 PM) Yeah, that is a pitfall I am well aware of... Last night she threw out the option of us both moving into her childhood home that her and her bro own...when she told me where it was I didn't think anything of it...because I don't watch E! or anything...then I mentioned it to a friend and he almost spit out his coffee...dating this girl just gets more fun with every passing day I take it is somewhere famous?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 1, 2012 -> 10:09 AM) How do you rate that versus just continuing to date until forced to make a decision? Just be careful that when you're forced to make that choice that you don't make a rash choice based on the feelings you have in a single moment. That happened to me when dating a girl going into college, was going to break it off and then that last weekend we talked and it kinda spurred into us deciding to do long distance.