Is this a midlife crisis or is this industry finally taking its toll? For the first time in my career, I don’t have a goal that motivates me nor do I feel any purpose behind the work we do. Pressures to offshore work, micromanagement from leadership, lack of support/development opportunities, talk of AI eventually replacing our role. Always knew it would be lonely at the top but the role of a puppet or what feels like middle-mgmt when you question the direction is exhausting and demotivating….

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I hear you. I ended up leaving a top 25 firm as a partner and going on my own because it was so frustrating feeling like “you made it” and were an owner but had less input in direction of the firm than admin or an intern.

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Not at all. It has taken longer than I expected to quit having the feeling of being judged by some of the partners from my old firm but after getting them out of my head it has been great!

You are me!!

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I think there is a lot of this going around.

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Feel the same for sure.

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Help your people navigate the challenges they are likely having - imagine how they are feeling. AI isn’t going to replace an expert, but it may replace your staff. They have far more reason to be anxious- so maybe giving back to them will give you a sense of purpose?

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OP sounds like he’s a partner at BDO.

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I feel you brutha or sista

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Spot on. Been a partner for quite a while. But making partner or just being a partner is like winning a pie eating contest where the prize is more pie.

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I feel this

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