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Being on the same client is not always a bad thing, the fact that you’ve built rapport and running it efficiently is a great way to progress in the firm and seek promotion opportunities and higher pay. Unless you really don’t wanna be at the client any more network and get on other projects and just say you want to try a different industry
Honestly I’m confused at the expectation that you wouldn’t be doing the “heavy lifting” as an associate. The nature of the hierarchy generally calls for the associate to spend the most time preparing, having the day to convos and requests to the client, etc. It honestly seems like you’re shooting yourself in the foot turning down higher pay/title that could open doors elsewhere, just to do the same amount of work anyway.
Given the way your group works, is it realistic to expect a different dynamic on another client? Would you be exposing yourself to more work learning and building rapport with a new project?
And I’d like more context on what you perceive the manager as actually doing? On a lot of teams managers will handle more of the difficult issues and the overall client relationship, while the staff and senior manage the day to day intricacies of the project. Is this not what’s happening? Are there issues with the work papers or client processes that you don’t feel the manager is responsive to?
To be that involved. Im trying to set boundaries on my work/life balance. During my first year, the manager expressed how they like to keep staff on the same projects so that they can build a relationship with the client and eventually senior it and manage it. But again, from Day 1, i felt like i was managing the client because I was forced to. So how do I professionally express that i no longer want to be on the client because I feel that i am too involved?