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title: Unhappy people
url: https://www.medius.com/financial-census/2024-research/unhappy-people/
updated: 2026-08-25T11:52:37Z
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Financial Census 2024

# What? You don’t like your job?

Finance leaders seem to be bucking the “Big Stay” trend of prioritizing stability at work. According to our data, it seems finance professionals are a particular flight risk.

[Overview](https://www.medius.com/financial-census/2024-research/)

[Fraud](https://www.medius.com/financial-census/2024-research/fraud/)

[Unhappy People](https://www.medius.com/financial-census/2024-research/unhappy-people/)

[Whistleblowing](https://www.medius.com/financial-census/2024-research/whistleblowing/)

[Download full report](https://www.medius.com/resources/guides-reports/financial-professional-census-report-2024/)

![illustration of a man feeling stressed out](https://www.medius.com/media/zaxj4fjg/unhappy-people-new-job-burnout.png?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dabe9f928ad320)

- More than half (55%) of finance professionals said they are burned out
- 58% of finance professionals in the US are looking for a new job
- 71% of finance professionals in the UK are looking for a new job

## This is boring.

As many as 87% of finance professionals are responsible for replying to vendor emails, answering an average of 28 such emails each day. This translates to an average of six hours a week replying to vendor inquiries about invoices. Each full-time finance team member is responsible for 26,045 invoices a year.

![illustration of a man looking at a computer who is bored](https://www.medius.com/media/r1jaerwi/this-is-boring.svg)

![illustration of a man looking at a computer who is bored](https://www.medius.com/media/r1jaerwi/this-is-boring.svg)

![illustration of three gears](https://www.medius.com/media/lvwlzodz/unhappy-people-results-of-automation.png?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dabe9f92af7220)

## What would you do if you didn’t have to do everything?

People want a better work/life balance, challenging work, and clear progression. Tedious tasks simply don’t fit in. Autonomous AP, on the other hand, fits perfectly — helping employees grow in their roles and clearing the path to progression. Automation is making an impact and 94% of respondents said they are happy with the adoption of AI.

- As a result of automation, the finance professional has more time for innovative strategies – 54%
- The finance professional performs different activities than before due to automation – 53%
- The finance professional now works completely digitally; there are no more paper processes – 53%

## What are the main impacts of automation on the role of the finance professional?

    ![chart showing stats of main impacts of automation on the finance professional role](https://www.medius.com/media/0fnjdhlo/unhappy-people-impacts-of-automation.png)

## What's the answer?

Contact us to see how it works.

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