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I hope the former members of ACORN are enjoying a celebratory drink right now.

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[–] [email protected] 73 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Just ask the folks at ~~Cambridge Analytica~~ Emerdata

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Or the boys at “Arther Andersen,” the accounting firm in the Enron scandal, nowadays known as “Accenture”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Andersen

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And Blackwater is forever stained with the blood of innocents. But Academi is totally fine guys.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don’t forget they were Xe for a couple years too.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

And Avalon Securities.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The accounting wing died. Accenture was spun off from the consulting wing, which should never have existed in the first place. Tim Hallett gives a really good breakdown of the shitshow in this article: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229483938_Symbolic_Power_and_Organizational_Culture

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for that link!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Accenture actually split off from Arthur Anderson just a little bit before the Enron scandal. It was incredibly lucky timing, since the Arthur Anderson name took a complete shit, but Accenture was able to thrive.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

As much as I hate CA. Its like the third time I've seen them mentioned this morning. Were they in the news or did something happen?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

"Emerdata" is bad French for "shitty data".