Reply to: This Reference Business

[northernladuk]

What? And pay for my own beer?

Good point well made.

[billybiro]

Get a new accountant that treats you as a customer rather than a friend

What? And pay for my own beer?

[northernladuk]

I know what he said.

As my accountant(s) have provided me with references, which I have seen for various clients, they cannot verify what they don't know. They are members of professional bodies and risk their own livelihoods if they lie, which is why I have told other posters to use people like this they personally know to provide references also.

Not sure why we are really getting in to this. It was poor advice given badly at best or just another trolling exercise.

[SueEllen]

Which isn't what the OP said:



Hence my question.

I know what he said.

As my accountant(s) have provided me with references, which I have seen for various clients, they cannot verify what they don't know. They are members of professional bodies and risk their own livelihoods if they lie, which is why I have told other posters to use people like this they personally know to provide references also.

[nomadd]

<Placeholder for Bolshie to have a Pop at Everyone for Bending Over>

I don't think Bolshie would entertain this posters trolling tbh.

From what I remember in General over the Xmas period, Bolshie's thrown his toys out of the Pram and left OCUK.

Of course, that may have just been the "Christmas Spirit" in him talking.

[LondonManc]

Get a room you two!!

Sounds like you'll get a better reference than I will.

[MrMarkyMark]

Get a room you two!!

His offer was certainly not enough to cover that

Just realised, I thought this post was originally in General?

[northernladuk]

Get a room you two!!

[MrMarkyMark]

Two pints or a Double Candy Bacon Flipper, that's yer lot.

Is that your "for life" package offer?

Interval = weekly?

In that case, we may have a deal

[LondonManc]

If you up it a bit, I will provide a "for life" package

Two pints or a Double Candy Bacon Flipper, that's yer lot.

[MrMarkyMark]

Pint of the usual?

If you up it a bit, I will provide a "for life" package

[LondonManc]

Don't worry, I will always say how brilliant you are


(for a smallish fee)

Pint of the usual?

[northernladuk]

But I'm very good personal friends with my local accountant and we often go to the pub together on a Friday lunchtime. Now what?

Get a new accountant that treats you as a customer rather than a friend

[clearedforlanding]

But I'm very good personal friends with my local accountant and we often go to the pub together on a Friday lunchtime. Now what?

An account does shoulder a considerable amount of legal liability for statements he makes.

Invite me, pay the rounds and you have got the job.

[billybiro]

Which carries more weight IMHO than me calling up a bloke you went to the pub with every Friday lunchtime and asking them if you did a good job.

But I'm very good personal friends with my local accountant and we often go to the pub together on a Friday lunchtime. Now what?