Long hours, constant deadlines, a frenetic working pace, no time for a personal life -these are the realities of the working life of accountants. The relentless need to meet expanding performance targets and the burden of increasing regulation on the profession is leading to burn-out - on an unprecedented scale - among increasing numbers of accountants. The statistics are graphic. More than a third of ICAEW members drink to excess and suicide rates are substantially higher than the national average. This dark picture was presented to the council of the ICAEW by the Chartered Accountants' Benevolent Association (CABA). Taken collectively, it shows a profession failing to cope at a personal level with the immense toll of the work. The statistics, mostly projections based on national averages, suggest a quarter of all ICAEW members (over 30,000) will have to take time off work owing to stress or stress-related issues.
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