For anyone who’s gone from agency life into consulting (Accenture, Deloitte, etc.) — what’s staffing actually like for creatives?

Do you just get placed on projects, or are you expected to kind of hustle internally and find your way onto work?

Also how real is the whole “bench” thing… is that something people actually worry about?

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