Does anyone else struggle with being on the bench? It's been 4 weeks and it's starting to take a toll on me. How do you cope? Scared of being fired! Being passed over for analysts with more experience

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Wrote a research paper on some interesting trends in an ignored market segment .. Never looked back..

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Being on the beach is the best thing ever

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OP hopefully will have a new local deal for you next week. Watch for it, I always make room for new hires on my jobs.

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We are both in the same group and I can probably get you involved in BD starting tomorrow. I'll email your burner.

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4 month on the bench!

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OP - I know several opportunities where we really need BD help. What level/industry?

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Semi new, joined last year in July

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OP, where are you based out of?

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Just got staffed after 5 weeks on the bench. It's scary, but you can do it. Raise your hand for interesting side stuff - can be a great time to work on projects you're actually invested in.

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I was paranoid at first and I accepted the fact that I can't control this. I occupied my self with RFP and professional development.

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OP, are you a new hire?

I wish I was on the bench

I'm based out of Philly A1

Are you in Strategy or another group?

It really wears on me. All the confidence built on my projects got torn down by being on the beach for two months. It was rough.

I've been on the bench two weeks and have put in 45+ hours each during that time with internal development work dumped in my lap, proposal input, and a little bit of billable sprinkled in. All while I'm preparing for my OCSP. Am I doing bench work wrong?

Hm I try to do business development work and help on proposals but haven't had any opportunities.

P2 4 months how do you deal?

I'm level 11 not aligned to any industry but have Products- Life Sciences experience. A3 and A4 both would be great! Do you have any burners for me to reach out to? Mine is phillyconsultant01@gmail.com

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