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Don’t stress, you not saving lives out here
Ha, tell that to my partner.
Rising Star
Over communicate with your senior
^this, especially if you’re in your first busy season
The audit always gets done
No truer words ever spoken.
Take a deep breath and try to relax. Busy season is a marathon. Don’t try to do everything at once. For me, planning things out in advance helped me a lot. Having an idea of when PBCs were coming and when I could start test works can help you see the path and the finish line. Your plan can turn into a to-do list and you’ll feel amazing when that last day comes and you’ve marked everything off. You got this, keep your head up!
If you are a new hire or intern. Listen, be willing to work, be willing to do tasks to help ease other team members days (ie. get food and coffee). Ask questions to make sure you understand what the task is. Complete a couple examples of your task and confirm you are doing it correctly. Spread a positive attitude.
Maintain some level of fitness routine and drink lots of water. If you don’t maintain your physical health it’s hard to balance your mental health.
Definitely do some sort fitness even if it’s just a short walk a couple times a day for blood circulation. I also drink more water and try and stretch my neck.
Save your stress on things that matter! I wish I had realized that sooner.
You definitely wanna minimize the trash you eat. Will exacerbate the exhaustion if you’re sleep deprived and also eating garbage & not exercising
Inhale. Exhale. Busy seasons working from home are inherently less awful.
Remember all the years where people had to slog it out in cubes/client sites. You’re home is more comfortable and you get to avoid the interpersonal nonsense that can make busy season more intolerable. Give thanks.
From a tax perspective: Be open about your schedule. Don't be a "yes man", you'll burn out faster if you are. Add 10% more time to what you think your schedule looks like when asked if you can take on more work so you don't screw yourself over with projects. When asking questions, make sure to bring a pen and paper (if in the office); in-charges like questions but hate repeating themselves. Don't take review points to heart.
Remember at the end of the day there is no such thing as an accounting emergency. No one is going to die. No lives are on the line. Client may have to pay a fine for a late filing but guess what, that happens more than you think. Life is too short to sign our souls over four plus months of the year for pennies on the dollar. There’s nothing that is worth signing that over and missing out on loved ones.
Take breaks
So is working until 2am and waking up at 9am. I prefer the option where I don’t do that.
The point of my comment was that it’s important to know yourself and what is healthiest for you.
Run for your life.
Don't eat at your desk. Let meal time be your break
Irish Coffee at 5pm
So I’m in a specialty group international cpa senior. How many hours am I expected to work. I was told we don’t have a busy season and that our hours stick around the 45-55 during busy season. Does that sound right? We got an email on Friday saying we should be charging 55 and idk if I have that kind of workload. We do a ton of consulting so hours vary a lot.
Don’t worry about hours then. Focus on “working yourself til you’re out of work each day.” If that means you’re only gettin 5 hrs in per day, so be it. Eventually the work will come in. Stay as far ahead as you can.
Set boundaries and stick to them!
Just get it done.
Try to exercise, great for mental health, and morale.
Audits always get done