大讨论！审计师如何度过忙季？

奥迪特的忙季已然开始，各位小伙伴最近状态怎么样？近日，国外“四大”会计师社区的小伙伴在进入忙季的第4天直呼“怎么坚持下去”！各路网友纷纷加入讨论，欢迎各位小伙伴在评论区自己的看法！

原贴如下：

长话短说，我正在参与一家首次公开募股（IPO）项目，没有绩效评估，一切都得从零开始。我大约六个月前加入的。我的经理非常粗鲁，而且几乎不在项目现场，只有在出问题时才会出现。 我的 senior 是唯一的 senior ，另外两个在忙季开始前就辞职了。所有的高级经理都辞职了，新来的高级经理很难融入我们的流程，尽管他们来公司的时间比我长（这个客户简直是一场灾难）。 即使在正常季度，我也要工作到晚上九点，现在到了忙季第四天， 至少要工作到晚上十一点。 但我开始崩溃了， 因为90%的时候我都记不得自己做过什么了。 我不想辞职，有什么建议能让我继续坚持下去吗？我也知道随着工作的推进会越来越难，但有什么度过忙季的一般性建议吗？ 可能听起来我在发牢骚，但任何建议都会非常有帮助。

Long story short I’m on an IPO with no PY Controls and everything is from scratch. I joined about 6 months ago. My manager is super rude and never there but only there when things are going south. My senior is the only senior because the other 2 quit right before busy season started. All are RTMs quit as well and the new ones are hard to get them involved in our process even though they been at the firm longer then me (this client is a disaster). I work till 9 even when it’s even normal quarters and now it’s like 11 minimum on day 4. But I’m started to lose it, because 90% of me at the same time doesn’t even remember doing stuff anymore. I don’t want to quit, any advice to just keep pushing? I also know how hard it will get as you progress but any tips on general stuff getting through busy season ? Might sound like I’m just ranting, but any tips would be gratefully helpful.

各路网友建议如下：

网友1分享 ： 你的体验会因客户/团队的不同而大相径庭，这简直太疯狂了。我想说，尽你所能，当你无法再集中注意力时就休息一下。另外，我喜欢告诉自己永远不要把任何事看得太重。当你太在意时，就会给自己带来不必要的压力。审计工作总会完成的，你不必做得特别出色，只要达到让审核人满意的标准就行，哈哈，这份工作也没那么重要，哈哈。

Damn, it's crazy how much your experience can vary based on the client/team. I would say try your best and take breaks when you're not able to focus anymore. Also, I like to tell myself to never take anything too seriously. When you care too much, then you're putting unnecessary stress on yourself. The audit will get done, you don't have to do a great job, just good enough that your reviewer approves of it lol, this job isn't that important lol

I really appreciate that response. There sometimes when I am literally feeling hopeless and it causes me to freeze for 30 minutes when I could have continued to get stuff done.

网友2分享： 嘿，我干了五年，真的， 你得装作能行直到真的行 ，检查每个QRG，利用SME，查看审计指南，这很残酷，但你只能尽力而为，想办法解决，联系之前在该客户工作过的人，我为我负责的客户创建了操作手册并放入系统，如果客户有系统，我还会提供路线图，你可以这么做， 忙季过后休息一周放松一下 ，每天早上或晚上去健身房，快走20分钟，力量训练/器械训练20分钟，我吃干净的蔬菜、瘦肉，还有大量的鱼，一有时间就小睡一会儿，能睡多久就睡多久。10分钟冷水淋浴，变得非常自律。这管用。现在七年过去了，我换到了另一个岗位。尽量至少待上一两年。

Hey I dealt with it for five years really you fake it until you make it, check every QRG, use SME, check the audit guide, it is brutal, just do what you can do, think of solutions, reach out to people who previously worked on the client, I created playbooks and put them in the system for clients I worked on, I also gave roadmaps if there was a client system, you can do this, after busy season take off a week to relax, each morning or night go to the gym hit the treadmill fast 20 mins, weights/machines 20 mins, I ate clean green vegetable, lean meats, a lot of fish, as soon as I had time I took naps, and slept as many hours as I could. 10 minute showers cool water, become very disciplined. It works. Now seven years later I moved to another role. Try to stay at least a year or two.

网友3分享： 我在普华永道待的时间比我预期的要长得多，久而久之，对我来说，大多数忙碌的季节都变成了这样，无论是作为高级员工、经理、高级经理还是总监。

你或许想离开办公桌（如果可以的话，到外面去），呼吸点新鲜空气，然后告诉自己，眼下让你焦虑的问题，五年后无论结果如何都不会有什么大不了的。你不会记得它，那它能有多大影响呢。你会记得这次审计，因为它糟透了，但那也不会有什么大不了的。你在那儿的每一天，你的简历都会变得更强大。当你进入一份更正常的工作时，你也会变得更强大。

I stayed at PwC much longer than I would have liked, and it got to a point where most busy seasons felt like this for me. Whether as a senior, manager, SM, or director.

You might want to step away from your desk (outside if you can), get air, and tell yourself that whatever issue is currently stressing you out won’t mean much one way or the other in five years. You won’t remember it, so how big a deal could it be. You’ll remember the audit, because it sucks, but that won’t really matter either. Every day you’re there is just a day your resume becomes stronger. And you become stronger when you move into a more normal job.

网友4分享： 老兄，我真同情你。我挺幸运的，不像你这么倒霉。尽量多吃点好东西，多睡会儿觉。为将来做打算。这种生活方式是暂时的还是永久的？

长期这样会要了你的命。你不能两头烧蜡烛。所以制定个计划吧。明年或者后年，积累些经验就跳槽。像你这样的帖子很常见。我们的建议也是如此。 但别成为那种只会抱怨却不制定计划的人。

拜托，情况不必永远如此。你肯定能在工作生活平衡更好的地方工作。我觉得有必要大声说出来， 制定一个退出策略。 我们的版块里有很多像你这样的帖子。如果你真的像你写的那样想。你应该开始规划你的退出行动。 你可以花一两年甚至三年来提升自己的事业，还清债务，或者帮助家人。关键在于一年、两年或者最多三年。之后你要是还喜欢这种糟糕的工作生活平衡，那唯一的借口就是你自己。

Man, I feel for you. I am lucky, not as tured as you are. Keep up with good meals and sleep as much as you can. Plan for future. Is this way of living temporary or permanent?

Permanent will kill you. You can't burn the candle at both ends. So make a plan. Next year or two, get your experience and bounce. Posts such as yours are common. So is our advice. But don't be the person who keeps complaining and does not devise a plan.

Please, it doesn't have to be like this forever. You can definitely work at some place with better wlb. I felt a need to say this loudly. To plan an exit strategy. Our sub is full of posts such as yours. If you really mean what you wrote. You should start planning your exit op. You can dedicate a year or two or three to advance your career, pay down bills, or help family. The key words are one year, or two, or a maximum of three. After which you like your crappy wlb and the only excuse is you.

网友5分享： 我强烈推荐许多办公室设置宁静室。 在麦迪逊大道300号的那些，您可以预订并花30分钟冥想，放松一下。当您感觉过去几个小时自己都做了些什么都不知道时，这就是您需要休息的信号。其他选择——在大楼周围散散步。新鲜空气和阳光会帮您大忙。

I highly recommend the serenity rooms in many of the offices. The ones in 300 Madison you can book and take 30 min to meditate & take time away. When you are feeling like you have no idea what you just did for the past few hours, that’s your sign to take a break. Other options- go for a walk around the building. Free air and sun will help a ton.

网友6分享： 情况一样，但你会逐渐适应的。再喝一杯咖啡，继续坚持下去。你能行的。

Same but you’ll build up a tolerance to it over time. Just down another coffee and keep it pushing. You got this.

网友7分享： 尽量留下书面记录。安排会议邀请或把文件发给经理审核测试方法。这样，如果事后有人问你为什么这样做，你就可以说：“我尽力了，也发给经理审批了，但他们没做任何事，所以我只能根据自己的专业知识（当然和经理相比要少一些）来做。”大多数人都知道，糟糕的审计不能归咎于员工……而应该归咎于经理没有尽到职责。

Try to have a paper trail. Set up meeting invites or send files to manager to review for testing approaches. So if after the fact someone asks you why you did this this way “yea I did my best and sent along for their buyin they didn’t do anything so I did what I could based on my expertise (which is less compared to the manager)”. Most ppl know a shit audit can’t be put on the staff… it should be on the manager for not being there

“Yes I am sending meeting invites and they ignore or don’t attend”

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