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. His wife, Kathleen, also has a career and is expecting
a child. Kathleen is not happy that Brent will be coming home late again, and that he will have
to work Saturday. The two are experiencing some of the stresses and difficulties associated with
balancing professional and personal lives.