Didn’t get the promo this year as a second year consultant bc of 70% utilization 🙄 is it time to quit?

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My advice - become the most reliable person! Become a Toyota!! You don’t have to be great at what you do or understand everything, but people have to be able to count on you to get things done and communicate when it’s needed the most. Don’t get me wrong, you still have to understand conceptually, but more importantly people should be able to count on you for anything. Under promise, over deliver. That’s how people start seeking out your time and coming to you for work rather than anyone else. While you might say, “let them go somewhere, less work for me” - well that’s how you end up with 70% then

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Or, it’s time to get your utilization up? Isn’t 85 the ‘goal’ (meaning minimum) and most staff and seniors are in the 90s if not higher?

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MA1 I could not agree more. We have a staff who is commentant but the reason I always pull their free time is exactly that. They're so reliable, always jump at every task they're given and know how get the job done. They might not be the most technically proficient but I'd rather have that staff any day of the week.

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I don’t want this to sound harsh, but think of it like this. You can’t go out there and try to get put on things, it can work, but that’s not how that game is played. You have to make people want to come find you and seek out your time. Not sure if that helps.

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70% as an excuse for not being promoting sounds like a nice way of saying you're nowhere near ready to being promoted

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What's your goal for the year?

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Get off Fishbowl and get to work!

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Hang in there ... I'm coming to help where I can to drive us to the next level ....

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