Hey everyone! I am a first year at a relatively big accounting firm. I work in Assurance and right now, it is our busy season where we are required to work 60 hours. I am teetering on the idea of quitting ( I have been feeling like since March but not it’s been heightened) ,but don’t want to let my team down because we are in the midst of busy season and I think that would be selfish. However, I am drained, physically , mentally and emotionally. It’s like I spend half the work day just trying to cheer myself up and tell myself to keep going. I’m crying more and my family and friends are starting to notice that my joy has been taken away. It feels impossible to have a work life balance because I always try to do 12 hour days, but usually end up having to make up the time on the weekend. I don’t recognize myself and just feel like I’m living the same dreadful day over and over again .I also want to preface, I do like Assurance. But this was the only opening they had at the time when I was applying. I do have a potential option to switch to tax, but they would most likely want me to finish up the busy season first and I truly do not know how many days I have left in me. I feel like quitting would allow me to rest and figure out what I truly want my career to look like . I know busy season is already not a pleasant thing, but is this one of those moments where I quit and don’t look back or just a right of passage for being an accountant? I just feel like a failure because I thought I was stronger mentally, but perhaps I was mistaken.