Big4 consultant. Most of my former colleagues have left for smaller consulting firms or exited to industry roles. Several have wound up referring each other and essentially re-clustered together in bunches of 3-4 at other firms. Not one of them has referred me or invited me to interview to work with them again. Cause for concern?

I consider myself easy to get along with, have decent relationships with all of them, but can't help but feel demoralized that nobody wanted to work with me again

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I wouldn’t read too much into it. If you want to work with them then just ask.

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Have you asked them to refer you?

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Maybe they think you're too good for the smaller firms?

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Are you looking for a new role? I’m sure if you reached out they’d be happy to refer you.

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Probably the people that was referred to were just louder about wanting to do so. I always follow the people that I like to work with. So if someone that I really likes leaves I always tell that I would love to keep working with them and if they have opportunities on their new place they always send it my way.

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