Current role not more than 20 hr/wk. I do additional things to automate my work and help others, but got told to ‘work less and enjoy downtime’. Been like this for 4-5 months. What should I do?

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Is this impacting your chargeability? Easy to see a conversation with project leads if that is a concern since it can impact promotion/bonus but if you are billing on a daily rate and 100% chargeable, I might just network and do some BD stuff on the side and staying on the project with minimal work

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Get some certifications while you’re not busy. Deloitte will probably cover the cost and that’ll help you get on some projects/move up the ladder.

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This is a great option. It can be very hard to do a certification when on other projects and can really propel you forward. Helps others’ perceptions of you when you start new work.

Tried to roll of on numerous instances, but scared I’ll lose my network (been on project for long time) if I don’t go on their terms

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Yeah still a 100% chargeable, and I’ve been doing a lot of BD which has gone well and my reviews have been great
But there’s no learning / personal growth from the role, which is what I wanted to get from my 2-3 years in consulting

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Same thing happening to me, just trying to enjoy it and help out on internal stuff. Writing a white paper now to take up some time...

Learning and personal growth is gonna be self directed. IE. Creating IP, picking up new skills, reading/writing white papers.

Chargeability and BD involvement is mostly to get promoted.

I am also the same way , I am just trying to get involved with extra curricular and planning my exit strategy ..

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