IT's the end of yet another challenging audit season. Most auditors would savor this precious time to recharge and reward themselves after months of hard work. Constantly confronted with various factors — tight deadlines, lack of manpower, complex accounting issues and even difficult clients. Audit can indeed be tremendously demanding. Unsurprisingly, many auditors experience burnout, feel overwhelmed, overworked and underappreciated, resulting in exhaustion.

Meanwhile, others experience boredom from performing large volumes of similar tasks and dealing with the same clients repeatedly. Consequently, they feel dissatisfied and disconnected, failing to find meaning in what they do. Ultimately, they begin to explore alternative career paths.