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Last Friday saw Deloitte host an end of financial year party at the supposedly upmarket Melbourne venue Silk Road. The fitout is reasonable, but it just reeks of “cashed-up-bogan”. And by all counts, a few cashed-up-bogans were in attendance on Friday, including from my own firm. The very strong word around the water cooler today was:
“did you hear that a couple of Deloitte employees were booted out of the EOFY party on Friday after being busted sniffing “something” off a secluded upstairs table?”
But what were they sniffing? More importantly, who were they? Does FirmSpy know more?
Well, we can confirm that Silk Road boasts a selection of “Private Rooms” on its website. But regrettably for would-be sniffers:
Each room caters for up to 40 guests, both operate with their own bars.
Perhaps the alleged Deloitte staffers were too busy marvelling at the opulent confines of the “cashed-up-bogan” venue to notice that security guards and fellow employees were in their midst:
Our private luxury suites are located on the 3rd floor of Silk Road and provide panoramic views of the entire venue….The Neptune and Bacchus Suites make up the 3rd floor, between them a small lobby. Entertainment options are available upon request for private functions.
The website bears no mention of whether one of those “entertainment options” includes a table from which to “sniff something”. However, one thing of which we’re much more certain that this is not the first time Deloitte has faced accusations that staff have been powdering their noses with something. In mid 2009, we received the following anonymous tip:
an undisclosed number of staff were recently sacked for organising drug deals on Deloitte’s premises.
At the time, we pressed the source for more information, to which they responded:
Monday’s voicemail [said]… that Deloitte communication equipment was used for the purposes of organising the [drug] deal, and from all accounts it took place on Deloitte premises. I can’t remember if … a few or two [employees were sacked], but I don’t think it was more than 3 …This has all been followed up by a new drug and alcohol policy distributed throughout the firm from the partnership this week.
Whoops, using the office phone to (allegedly) organise a weekend baggie!
We later contacted a Deloitte spokesperson to see if the firm was willing to comment on the story. She confirmed that she had seen our story but said she would:
need to check with the CEO before making any comment… and would email tomorrow.
We checked our inbox later that night and true to her word, an email entitled ‘Deloitte Response’ from the Deloitte spokesperson awaited. It noted the following:
Unfortunately Deloitte’s response to your query is no comment.
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memo to FS: pls avoid these gossip “water cooler” stories unless there is some substantiation to the story
@anon – is that whizz fizz on your nose?
Looks to me like there is some substantiation in regard to the earlier story at least… and if that story is true then the more recent story must be more likely
As long as you never get involved in any professional activity nor journalism and never sit on a jury, I’m OK with your nonsense
I don’t know much about the accounting profession, but this is definately a non-story amongst lawyers. It reminds me of Peter Hayes QC (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sex-worker-in-clear-over-qc-drugs-death/story-e6frg6of-1111115138392) and how he departed.
Some senior associates and partners definately operate as if they are on coke. It doesn’t help when a senior associate decides to work with his sleeves rolled up displaying to the world the half a dozen of needle entrance marks on his arm, or looking paranoid with dilated pupils on friday drinks.
The only redeeming feature of this tosh is the girl and the cut of her blue dress. Unfortunately, it’s a stock photo so even she has nothing to do with the story.
Stock photo?!? Pfft… there is a Deloitte partner directly behind the girl, staring at her breasts! Nope – this photo was definitely from the event in question.
yes, there’s even a wanker wearing his sunglasses inside a nightclub. That brand of wanker screams “Deloitte” to me.
The photo is hilarious. The red tie and serious look is a giveaway “audit partner” look. Who is the girl though? She must be a member of staff at the bar.
It is funny to see how seven snippits of information can be strung together to insinuate some sort of drug conspiracy via implying and reinforcing the previous statement with another half-fact which is only loosely related to the main premise.
Too bad the photo is some sort of stock picture of someone using some sort of nasal inhaler (hope his allergies are ok).
Very good guys.
bit thin for a story but the blue dress girl in the background is a highlight
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=04-neel-shah-cocaine-prank.jpg
Def a stock photo, I’ve never seen those ppl before. You may also want to get some facts behind your story, did not happen