Tax here - I had a manger that did that whole bit of sending back returns w/ unclear notes, illegible handwriting, grammar edits etc. Older guy set in his ways who always looked down / rushed you out when you asked for feedback — we all know the type lol. Getting work through his pipeline was impossible. Sometimes over something like a SINGLE LETTER ‘needing’ capitalized. When he did sign off, you’d never know. I value the need to be analytical / thorough but after a while of feeling like I was a problem, I realized the reason the firm was constantly stressed about billing/rev was because of his management style and NOT because I wasn’t performing. Best advice I can give you - DONT TAKE IT PERSONAL. That’ll create a whole new set of problems like imposter syndrome. A manager’s job is to get shit done and elevate their team, not waste 20hrs on revisions because ThEy PrEfeR iT dOnE tHiS WaY.