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Every office has its busy seasons and working through them can be very overwhelming and exhausting. During these times, there is often a lot of pressure to work harder and longer than normal to get the job done, which can result in you crashing. Taking the following steps to prevent burnout will help preserve both your mental and physical health and ensure work is a positive force in your life.

The tradition of summer Fridays has grown with companies offering all or part of summer Fridays off. It may seem counterproductive to offer such leniency but studies have shown that employees are actually more productive given the perk.

Accounting is prestigious, stable, and lucrative. Occasional mental fatigue is but a small price to pay for such a personally and financially rewarding career. However, for the sake of the health of the professionals with whom we work, we are sharing best practices for managing workplace-related stress and preventing burnout before it occurs.