After 7 years as an independent, I'm suddenly craving structure I never thought I'd want. Maybe it's because I'm almost 40, and the idea of steady colleagues and shared wins sounds more appealing. Is it worth it to go from solo consultancy back to firm life?

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You are craving structure but the idea of steady colleagues and shared wins sounds more appealing. Is there a typo here? ‘and,’ not ‘but’? Or doesn’t sound appealing?

It’s not. You’ll hate it. I made the mistake and recently went back to being independent. The money the freedom the lack of bs is just bliss. I went back due to “fomo” regretted big time. But hey at least now I can say that I scratched that itch

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