SO WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH ETHICAL ISSUE?

- Jayson Parisi

With Valentine’s Day behind us, Beta Alpha Psi continues to have outstanding meeting week in and week out. On February 19, 2019, our chapter was lucky enough to have both Julie Reahl and Brianne Harrison from RSM. RSM is considered a middle market accounting firm, but don’t let that fool you because they have locations in 116 countries and has a combined staff of over 41,000. Also, RSM ranks 5th overall in the largest accounting firms.
At this meeting, Julie announced that we were going to have a discussion on ethics. Let’s get real, this isn’t a topic that has you jumping out of your seat with excitement. Surprisingly, our speakers created a fun and engaging activity that allowed us to work in a group and discuss how we would react to different ethical situations that happened in their firm. This was different from other meetings because we worked with members and the presentation was more informal. 
​What I learned from this meeting has gotten me thinking about the different ethical situations that might come up when I’m working at my firm. Taking the knowledge I gained from this meeting, I'm confident that I will make the right ethical decisions when faced in a situation