The Burnout Crisis in Accounting: How Firms Mistake Silence for Capacity
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isaacobannon
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A firm leader shared a story about a top manager who left public accounting due to burnout. The manager was smart, reliable, and trusted, but the firm kept piling work on her because she could handle it, mistaking her silence for capacity. This pattern is dismantling the management layer in accounting firms across the country, as firm leaders treat capability as an invitation to overload rather than an asset to be protected.
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bskyThe Burnout Crisis in Accounting: How Firms Mistake Silence for Capacitycpapracticeadvisor.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledShe burned out. The firm kept piling work on her because she could handle it.
She never complained. Leadership mistook her silence for capacity.
Firm leaders treat capability as an invitation to overload rather than an asset to be protected.
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