A close friend joined Accenture about a month ago and was placed on a project that seems really demanding (all day meetings, working around the clock, 7am meetings but also 8pm meetings). Is this typical for all engagements or is he unlucky?

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Consulting- unlucky

The trick is to be deployed to strat and work Mc hours.

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A2: Find the right CALs so work with, don’t focus on the strategy leaders. The rest seems to take care of itself.

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Unlucky - My last project was like that but my current project is ~9 to 5. Hopefully it gets a little better for them!

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That’s what happens when you switch to any firm. People know the crappy projects and MDs to work with and stay away. The new hires have. I such knowledge and get thrown to the wolves, plus they don’t know the system yet so everything takes longer when you don’t have your templates, know where the assets are rtc

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Thanks! That’s what I thought, he took a role replacing a previous manager that was burned out. My advice to him was also to establish himself and make some constructive recommendations about how the team can be more effective / minimize unnecessary meetings and still deliver great stuff for the client.

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