For those of you who transitioned from PA to private industry, what was the biggest challenge?

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No challenge at all! More money, less hours, bigger bonuses - easier work.

Challenge: passing time outside of reporting cycles , “looking busy” when there’s no work.

Everyone is slower in industry and takes forever to do basic things imo. Which means it’s a lot more chilled. If you’re remote/hybrid big win as you can focus on side hustles and WLB

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