Deferral of internal control audits has become the norm, although the cost savings of doing so are perhaps not as great as envisioned.

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Conflict of interest ridden, high cost services with uncompetitive performance or no verifiable performance history are the norm.

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Pay freezes, pay reductions and other corporate cost-cutting measures that began with the crash have now become the new norm, keeping many young employees in a holding pattern of low earning that I predicted would have serious implications for their long term earning potential.

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