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Not leaving sooner… but also the points and miles
As someone who moved from industry at a fortune 100 into consulting I had 0 motivation at the fortune 100. People I worked with were significantly less smart and lacked basic technical skills. It felt like nothing ever got done and no matter how much effort you put in you’re not making any difference. 90% of my job was just repeating the same tasks week after week, almost no variability. Didn’t learn really anything.
I know that consulting isn’t for everyone and there’s some variability between consulting firms but I learned more in a few months of consulting than the average person in industry would learn in 3+ years. You really do get opportunities to make an impact. And sure projects can get repetitive over time but the day-to-day and week-to-week certainly is not with the exception of certain PM related activities. Honestly I think a lot of the clients I’ve consulted for have employees that have worked industry for so long they forget how to think more creatively or problem solve. They were told this is how they do their job and even though it’s not efficient or practical they don’t bother to make it better. They’re human drones.
That being said consulting is 100% a body shop and if your technical expertise is considered not valuable because partners at the firm are struggling to sell work in your area of expertise there’s a high probability they’ll just dispose of you and you’ll be looking for work elsewhere. They’ll get every billable hour out of you that they can until there’s no more client work to be found. That instability is the hardest part of being in consulting imo.
TLDR: Industry is boring, repetitive, most times you don’t learn anywhere near as much as you would in consulting and the likelihood you’re making any noticeable impact for the org is minuscule.
Thanks Bain1. I have an offer as a data scientist at a consulting company (gps) and I wasn’t sure my experience would be technical enough :/
Not quitting earlier lol. Consulting culture is inherently toxic. I left for tech and it's just a better culture all around. Like yes deliverables and work is important, but everyone has a healthy personal life too. You also get reprimanded (in a healthy way) on my team if you set Friday afternoon calls and message people about work items in the evening.
Worked for Big 3 and Big4 and Big 5 (BAH) - and lower the number with Big, lower the quality of life, not really any learning and just unhealthy competition. So glad to be out and joining Tech and finally government. Did bigger and better after leaving consulting. Consulting world is filled with fakeness , less knowledge but act with arrogance…can’t say enough negative. Wish I had left consulting sooner.
Fewer synergies and next steps in my new role
Not leaving fast enough!
Late nights working, being thrown under the bus, leadership fighting, working weekends and holidays, underpaid,
I guess the only thing I miss is the hotel and flight points. Friendship was too fake. And I didn’t have time for my real friends which resulted in us falling apart.
I’ve been thinking of exiting too so I’m interested in hearing as well!
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Getting type 2 diabetes.
I left consulting about a year ago and joined a product side role, i have better work life balance and more of a social life but I do miss working on wide range of business issues
Not me, but a friend who left a big 4 firm said the overall level of competency was quite a bit lower and the lack of variety was a bummer.
Much better WLB though.
Agree, but I’ve been pushing and challenging my team and I’m happy to say it’s improved. Far shot from consulting, but better
No regrets! Better work life balance, better satisfaction due to ownership and lasting work relationships. Glad I made that choice when I did.
Definitely, fitter - mentally and physically
Trying to convince yourself to stay, eh?
Slower promotions, less excitement, less travel, less instability
Some of these sound like pros not cons lol
My biggest regret is should have quit sooner. I quit consulting after becoming a Partner/Managing director. And once I moved to different firm, I had to unlearn some bad habits that you inherently acquire, working your way in consulting. Also you become more used to leverage a team (consultants or analysts) vs hone your acumen as individual contributor.
DevOps - Yes, if you can bag associate level roles. You can charter your own career journey. Even if you enter later, its ok. As long as you are passionate about this and deliberate that you want to do this, you can do it anytime. Just have to network your way, jobs aren’t usually posted on linkedin.
money and travel perks, that's it.
It really depends. If you can stick it 4-5 years that’s golden IMHO. Although most won’t. Suggest you really max out internal opportunities before leaving an established company with a good brand.
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Great thread. To those answering:
When did you leave consulting? (YOE/title)
Any golden tidbits in regards to when is the best time to jump ship? How was your overall experience at your YOE/title?