Did anyone leave consulting for a product manager role? I would love to talk to someone who has made this transition successfully as I plan on making a similar career move

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But is it answered?

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Hey OP - I made the transition back in 2019. Feel free to DM with questions.

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guessing you want to enter PM to “make a more tangible impact than in consulting and execute on the recommendations I make” right? 🤣

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In a serious note does this mean that product managers make about the same impact as consultants? Feels like some PMs might be glorified PMOs at times.

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Everyone and their mom’s uncle is trying to be a product manager these days lol

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Lol thanks for all the snide remarks, super helpful :) I'll continue to use LinkedIn, my network and websites in that case

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