Big 4 salaries come with big burnout risks. I'm currently at Deloitte, and I'm running on fumes. However, I'm too afraid to take a step back or take time off because I never know when layoffs will hit and I don't want to be seen as weak. So I keep pushing myself. How do you guys work yourself to the point of exhaustion and yet avoid burnout?

When a coworker sends you a hello or a hey on Slack, do you respond with another polite greeting or do you wait for them to send more information, letting you know what they want?

CFO sent out a memo saying we, as a company, need to start leveraging AI better. No further information on how to do this or why using AI is so important. I guess I don't get the point of this request, what am I missing? Because I'm just sitting here feeling confused and weirdly icky.

being in public accounting feels like being in an abusive relationship

Weird question, I know, please forgive me, but does your office allow you to wear shorts or open toed shoes in the summer? It gets stupid hot here and the fact that we can't wear summertime appropriate clothing in my office is pretty enraging to me.