Can you recover from accepting a bad role at a good company? Trying not to beat myself up for accepting this role. Can’t decide if I want to wait it out a year, ask for my old job back, or just keep applying (from a resume, bridges, and comp perspective). All the talk of freezes and slowdowns have me depressed

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Yes, you can. We make poor decisions all the time. Try to concentrate on “what’s next“ rather than being depressed about what you could have done. I’d recommend try finding folks at the current firm that keep you sane., in parallel keep looking for other options.

If the situation is too bad- go back to your previous employer. There is no shame in acknowledging a poor decision. Good luck! Stay motivated! Cheers 🍻

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Can you add context to how you’re defining bad role and good company?

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Consulting for 8 years and took a risk (small paycut) by pivoting into what I thought was a different role that I could grow in, in industry. The role is a joke in my opinion and a step back. In my mind it’ll be a waste of a year unless I can network internally and re-pivot.

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