Total losers. I’m glad none of the Big 8 (later Big 6, etc) were interested in hiring me in my late 20s after serving in the military. Screw them.
I hear you. The big CPA firms are age discriminators. I went back to school for a Masters degree in tax after working for the IRS for 14 years. I was 43 when I graduated and none of the big firms would hire me, despite my good looks and charming personality. I found my niche but it wasn’t easy, started my own firm and did OK for a former government employee. Most of the CPA’s from the big firms thought they were better than everyone else.