Been on the bench for a week. Fml. Advice?

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Enjoy it.

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Oh sweet lord baby Jesus, if only to ever again enjoy the summer nectar of a week on the bench again 😇

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Netflix, Playstation, gym, repeat.

And a week is nothing. Start complaining after a month...then start worrying after 2 months.

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Celebrate

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lol I literally can't stop laughing at these people who hate being on the bench. Lighten up and enjoy life for a bit.

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1 week is nothing

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Of course we do. I personally won't stress about updating my resume until week 6.

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Week 12 you're fucked

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3 weeks on the bench so far. Expecting another month or so. The pipeline is DRY

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2009, staff at EY. Jan-Sept no project. My first chargeable hour was to drop a box of tax papers to Archival.

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No one survives 9 months on the beach without some serious BD accomplishments..... like "I sourced and sold several multi million dollar projects. A couple weeks is no big deal though

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Humble brag.

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Hey OP, I need resources on my team in Boston. Open to travelers. Short high exposure project with possibility/likelihood of extension if the fit is right. What do you do? Burner me 13kutha@gmail.com

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Deff enjoy the time

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Got on the bench after being on a project for a year. This is my first time. Wonder if I should be worried.

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Gotcha. Thanks for the tip guys.

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9 months? How is that even possible

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🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

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It depends - can be BD, short-term chargeable, internal (office events stuff, corp cit), but even if you don't get a WBSE you can look productive to HR and get to know people. I've pulled people off the bench to help with little internal projects (Corp Functions) and, if they're good, I help get them staffed in my network, if I don't have a role open.

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A9 I'll email you tomorrow morning !

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