I’m starting to hate accounting

Thought about posting this on the Big 4 subreddit but it’s always a mixed bag over there I figured this subreddit had a good spread of people in public and industry.

(Just to preface I loved accounting when I was studying it in college and I excelled in all my classes. Everything just made sense and I couldn’t wait to dive into real accounting work post graduation.)

I’ve been working at a Big 4 firm in audit since Jan of 2023. All I can say is I hate this so much. Not just public accounting but just accounting in general now. I used to like accounting when studying in school and now I just hate it, I don’t even want to do my CPA exams anymore because I don’t think I want this career anymore. I realize it would be stupid to throw it away with all the time I’ve invested in it but I can’t help but wonder if this is just because of busy season. Has anyone else ever felt like this? I just want to quit or not show up tomorrow. Been starring at a work paper for so long now I just can’t do it anymore.

I guess it’s my fault because maybe I didn’t think far ahead when choosing this career but I feel like my work is meaningless and it doesn’t matter. But seriously is this busy season taking its toll on me or should I explore these feelings deeper.