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I am a graduating student who just got offered 65k for a solution analyst role at Deloitte USDC (Data Engineering Focus). From reading previous posts it seems to be a lot of negative thoughts surrounding the USDC, but straight out of college is this a good opportunity?
I'm looking to gain as much experience as possible out of college in an IT role and wondering what exit opportunities may be in place a year or two down the road if there is little/slow progression.
Any Advice?
What’s the culture like at FTI Consulting?
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The simple answer is that it's impossible to completely avoid office politics. That's partly just because the term is used to describe a broad spectrum of behavior. In its best form, it simply means being personable and communicating with people. There's also a fairly negative version, in which office workers become little Machiavelli types. It's best to be somewhere in the middle, a person who's pleasant to be around but not engaged in weird scheming to get ahead.
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Yea i think in my experience this is what I’ve found works best. For the sake of your own livelihood and career, you need to play the game a little but also be sure that you’re not scheming too much where it’s weird or hurting others
I pretend to not notice. When people are trying to play games or do the silly politics thing, I pretend that I don't see what they're doing or play dumb. It helps avoid getting pulled into the drama
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Yea same. Avoiding office drama is the best way to keep your sanity because once you’re in it it’s rough