Anyone with any positive stories on life after consulting in industry? Feeling very lost at the moment on my entire long term plan but know consulting isn’t going to keep me going for too much longer. Any success stories would be appreciated.

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I left at 3YOE for a 25k pay increase and better WLB and still get consulting recruiters in my DMs so feels like I can go back any time. Only now I also get more tech and finance recruiters too.

Being around intelligent people is 1000x better than being around “fake it til you make it” types. I’ve got a newfound respect for people that dip in and out of consulting. People who stay in consulting their entire career are 💩

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