Lesson from yesteryear. (Letters).Sixty years ago I was apprenticed ap·pren·tice n. 1. One bound by legal agreement to work for another for a specific amount of time in return for instruction in a trade, art, or business. 2. to an English 1. English - (Obsolete) The source code for a program, which may be in any language, as opposed to the linkable or executable binary produced from it by a compiler. The idea behind the term is that to a real hacker, a program written in his favourite programming language is auditor auditor n. an accountant who conducts an audit to verify the accuracy of the financial records and accounting practices of a business or government. A proper audit will point out deficiencies in accounting and other financial operations. . One day my boss asked me to be in his office just before mid-day Mid-day is an afternoon newspaper in India with editions in Mumbai (Bombay) and Delhi. It was established in 1979 as in a family owned newspaper in Mumbai. Mid-day is owned by Mid Day Multimedia Ltd. , and I was told to sit on a chair away from his desk. At noon a client, the owner of a large textile manufacturing company and my boss's fishing buddy, arrived. My employer did not hesitate to tell his friend, "There's something wrong with these inventory sheets." Without argument the client accepted the proffered papers and took them away to be corrected. I was then sent back to work, having learned the lesson. Where can an accounting student today obtain such an education? Can this type of ethical behavior be legislated? Kenneth S. Most Professor Emeritus Florida International University Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida |
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