Hey ColorFull Fam! It’s been about a year since you’ve heard anything from us and we want to apologize for that. This past year was a whirlwind for our team, so much so, we had to take a break from it all. Personally, for me, I went through some Read more…
“You make time for the things you care about.” Well, this is misleading. Our community has made many strides to ensure we all know that we are capable of doing what we truly want to do. From the “Year of Yes” to Nike’s latest “Just do it” campaign, when do Read more…
It was just another hot sweaty day in the NYC subway system. If you live in the city or spend any time in the city, you know exactly what I mean. That hot-sticky-sauna-oven of a platform, that just so happens to be crowded at all hours of the day. I Read more…
Every person with a difficult name knows the mental strain of introducing yourself. Hi, My name is Ayy-Fwa. Hey Ah-fu-wa My mind (the first time) – “That’s not my name. But you know what. I’ll give you a pass.” Hello, remind me of your name. It’s Ayy-Fwa. Yes yes Af-wa My Read more…
Accountant. African American Woman. A small dot within the tech workforce. This is my bio. Being a person of color in the tech industry tends to feel like you’re a fish out of water. Though tech companies are working to improve diversity in the workplace, Black and LatinX employees still Read more…
Our world is such a fascinating place. There’s always two sides to everything. Just look around you. We have democrats and republicans. We have meat lovers and vegetarians. We even have people bashing and backing Dove. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about. Please click the link and read. It’s Read more…
It’s been a long week and you’ve been working your butt off. Today, your manager calls you over for an impromptu meeting. You ask yourself what’s wrong?… am I in trouble? Then your manger scolds you for missing a deadline and you feel your heart sink. And then… Boom! You Read more…
So let me tell you the never ending problem with Big 4 accounting (from my point of view):
Busy Season. I’m pretty convinced that on one of my late nights, my coffee whispered, “Be Strong” to me. So for those who have no idea what busy season means, this is every accountant’s worst nightmare. And every accountant will have the following conversation with themselves (thoughts/questions are in no Read more…
So here’s the background story, I graduated college with a degree in accounting. During my time in college, I held 2 internships at the Big 4 and also completed a couple of leadership programs as well. What’s Big 4? Shoot. I’m so rude, obviously not everyone knows what that means. Read more…