Who’s most likely to quit your firm?

Middle managers are the most miserable people in accounting—and the most likely to quit.

That’s the “Satisfaction Smile” in action: happiness peaks early in your career, bottoms out after 6–10 years, then rises again at partner.

Here’s what else we cover in Episode 447 of The Accounting Podcast:

• 27,000 fewer production workers in accounting since 2020 as AI wipes out entry-level jobs

• Wages rising even as headcount falls

• How one college is reinventing accounting education with internships + AI training

• Educators leaning into AI instead of banning it

• Why even your deleted ChatGPT conversations could be used against you in court

• How trade policy shifts are creating headaches for accountants and clients

🎧 Listen now: https://accounting.show/447