Audit managers' work-life balance suffered during COVID

It's been six years since the COVID pandemic swept the world, and by now we are all familiar with the pros and cons of remote working. As the protracted battle over return-to-office (RTO) mandates suggests, a number of personal and professional factors—including your standing in the organizational hierarchy—can determine whether your overall experience of telework is positive or negative. And the Big Four accounting firms are no different, according to Steven Maex, assistant professor of accounting at Costello College of Business at George Mason University.