Almost a year in after being staffed on a project in what was supposed to be a temporary role. Despite it being a really bad fit with my experience, I’ve done a good job of keeping forward momentum and developing a good relationship with my client. However, I’m now moving to a phase of the project where I’m completely unqualified and have no team to lean on. Management has not been helpful in moving me to a new role and the upcoming work is really impacting my mental health. Any advice?

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I did consulting for a while and ended in a horrible project. I ended up leaving for an end-user in manufacturing and it’s night and day. Love the work life balance, zero-to-none stress.

If management is not helping or listening, would moving to industry be an option?

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