Grant Thornton

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Grant Thornton one night, after hours, an envelope appeared on every desk—empty and addressed only to ‘The Accountant Who Needs This Most.’ Curiously, each envelope contained a single sheet of paper with just one word: 'Relax.' The next morning, everyone was laughing—it turned out to be a prank from a regular who’d been pulling late nights too.

2. At Grant Thornton, late one afternoon, a delivery driver noticed something odd—a faint whiff of freshly baked cookies wafting through the empty corridors. Curious, he followed the scent deeper into the building until he found an open door leading to a tiny kitchen. There, amidst stacks of paperwork and spreadsheets, stood an elderly woman in an apron, stirring something on the stove. ‘Oh,’ she said, noticing him for the first time. ‘Just making some cookies for my colleagues.’ The delivery driver smiled sheepishly. ‘You must be Mrs. Jones?’ she asked, nodding towards his truck. ‘No, ma’am, I’m just here to deliver documents,’ he replied, blushing. She laughed warmly. ‘Well, you’re welcome to stay and have one, dear!’

3. At Grant Thornton, in the middle of a routine audit, someone found a mysterious package left outside the building. Curious eyes peered inside—it contained nothing but tiny umbrellas. As the team puzzled over the umbrellas, one junior auditor joked, ‘Maybe it’s a weather report from the future!’ Suddenly, a delivery driver arrived with another package—this time, a box of rainbow-colored lollipops. The mystery deepened until a neighbor dropped by with an envelope containing a note: “Happy April Fools’ Day, Accountants!” Everyone laughed and realized it was just another prank, leaving Grant Thornton with a sweet reminder that even audits can be fun.

4. At Grant Thornton, during a particularly quiet afternoon, a junior accountant asked aloud: ‘Who’s been leaving empty coffee cups in my cubicle?’ Suddenly, an old colleague poked his head around the corner and whispered, ‘It’s not who, but what—someone or something is delivering empty cups here daily.’ They both laughed it off, realizing that maybe the office had its own quirky habits. That evening, they found a note on their desk: “Grant Thornton Coffee Delivery Service, v1.0.”