[mcdougle]

That's not always the case, though. I have a friend who works in public accounting who actually does work 80-hour weeks during busy season (i.e. just before taxes are due) and spends pretty much that whole time in the office from what I understand.

[supercanuck]

Knowledge work is so diversified now, it would be impossible to capture everyone. I was just providing an anecdote as someone who sympathized with the article.

[afarrell]

How much does he work outside of March and April?

[mcdougle]

The standard 40 hour week

quick edit: he works with businesses, too, so he does 80 hour weeks in Oct/Nov. and again in Mar/Apr. and then 40 hour weeks the rest of the year.

[smileysteve]

A lot of the major accounting agencies have a 2 week break around christmas because they expect tax season to be busy.