what do cpas have in common with french fry cooks? maybe more than you think.
by frank stitely, cpa
stitely and karstetter
a french fry professional, who was employed by a national franchise with a creepy clown for a mascot, wondered how he could make more than his current $7.25 per hour. so he attended a value billing seminar. when he returned, he opened an excel spreadsheet and calculated his worth to his employer.
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he determined that he was personally responsible for the frying of 1,126,438 french fries in a year. while he earned only $15,000 in a year, his employer sold his output for $30,000. using what he learned in the seminar, he scheduled a meeting with his boss to ask for a raise, because he wasn’t making what he was worth.
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