Randy Crabtree, Author at CPA Trendlines

Is AI Contributing to Burnout?

**About 71%** are feeling overwhelmed by A.I. (via Brainstorm Group, HB Publishing & Marketing Co.)

How you can cope and thrive

By Randy Crabtree

A new Cal Berkeley study of a 200-employee U.S. technology company found that AI didn’t free up workers’ time as promised. Instead, it expanded what workers felt capable of and willing to take on.

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I suspect we’re seeing the same thing in the accounting profession and other areas of professional services.

My firm’s annual CPA Career Satisfaction survey found that accountants overwhelmingly agreed that AI would benefit their firms long-term. However, most also felt AI would contribute to personal stress and burnout in the short run.

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Randy Crabtree, CPA, Founder of The Brainstorm Group, is a nationally recognized business leader, consultant, and speaker who helps professional services firms take a more human approach to leadership and mental health awareness.

He hosts the Unique CPA Podcast and the annual Bridging the Gap Conference, and co-authors the annual CPA Career Satisfaction Survey.

Since 2023, he has been included in Accounting Today's Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting, and the firm he co-founded, Tri-Merit Specialty Tax Services, has been honored by Inc. Magazine as one of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S. since 2022.

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