Before I started working at BBD, I didn’t think sports and public accounting would go hand in hand. Once I started at BBD, I quickly realized that sports are an integral part of the culture at BBD. Being a huge Philadelphia sports fan, this proves to be a great part of the job.
Last summer, PICPA Emerging CPAs Group hosted a networking event at the Phillies game. BBD sent about ten people from the firm including myself to the event. It was a great opportunity to network with other CPAs and emerging CPAs from the area. I got to mingle and network with CPAs from other firms that varied from managers, seniors, and staff levels. The event included a happy hour, food, and ticket to the game. You can’t beat that, and I got a chance to meet new people in our field of public accounting. It was great event!
BBD also has a fantasy football league. Last football season, I joined the league. The league has twenty people from BBD. The games and matchups during the season become fun and spirited debates at work during the week. At the end of the season, there is a champion crowned and a toilet bowl champion crowned, which is awarded to the worst team in the league. Luckily, I stayed out of the toilet bowl but unfortunately I didn’t come close to winning the championship. There are two plaques hanging in our lunch room with all the champions and toilet bowl champions engraved on them.
March Madness. Those two words are enough to make anyone excited. Like many other offices, BBD has a March Madness pool. This makes the office a very interesting place during March. Towards the end of some games, a few people would migrate over to the TV in our lunch room to catch the final seconds of the games. One game in particular stood out. BBD has quite a few Temple alumni working at the firm including myself, so the Temple game against Penn State was a must see in the final minutes. Temple’s Juan Fernandez hit a buzz beater to win the game. Simultaneously, everyone watching the final seconds screamed from the lunch room. It has since become known as “the shoot heard round the office” because the reaction could be heard everywhere in the office.
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