Hi everyone,

A2, Tax Associate for mid-tier firm on the east coast. I've noticed over the past month that I have had a huge dip in desire to perform at work. I've found it hard to motivate myself to perform tasks with the attention to detail that I did when I first started last year. I don't know if this is what burnout feels like? Like some days, I drink 2-3 cups of coffee just to feel fully "awake" and energized enough to work.

I've done 3 busy seasons already, and while I feel like I've learned a lot, I don't feel like I'm a good fit with my team. We keep it professional and I do the work that I'm told, but I feel like they could kinda care less about me. I haven't studied for the CPA yet, and tbh, I dont know if I even want to. I 'm not sure if tax is something that I want to pursue after seeing what the reality of the job is.

It could just be the firm that I'm at but I just feel very disposable and that doesn't really motivate me to try harder. Its also been tough seeing those before me let go even though they were good performers.

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Does anyone have any advice on how to overcome this? I obvsiously don't want to be bad at my job, but after this past busy season, my motivation to perform well has dipped.

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