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Realities of Audit-Related Litigation Instructor Resource Manual — Do Not Copy or Redistribute 79 Instructor Resource Manual — Do Not Copy or Redistribute C a s e A Day in the Life of Brent Dorsey 3.1 Staff Auditor Professional Pressures Mark S. Beasley · Frank A. Buckless · Steven M. Glover · Douglas F. Prawitt INS TRUCTIONAL Ob je c t ive s [1] [2] To illustrate some of the pressures new professionals sometimes face in the workplace. To help students consider alternatives in dealing professionally and tactfully with difficult workplace issues. [3] [4] To raise the specific issues of budget pressure, eating time, and premature sign-off. To initiate discussion and thought about balancing professional and personal demands. KEY FACTS Brent Dorsey is a relatively new staff auditor, working on the audit of Northwest Steel Producers. His senior, John Peters, is under consideration for promotion to manager, and feels a great deal of pressure to finish the Northwest Steel audit within budget. He is pressuring his staff auditors, Brent, Scott, and Megan, to work over the weekend and to meet some impossible time budgets. Brent has been assigned to work on payables with Scott. He receives advice from Scott and Megan that eating time and premature sign-off are viable ways to deal with budget pressure. Brent has been married for almost a year.