How do you guys avoid getting staffed on really terrible projects that you know no others in the firm want to take?

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Get staffed on good ones

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At a time when it's tough to find a project...nothing, you go and suck it up unfortunately

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Probably not Accenture either since I hear all their projects are terrible

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Work hard to network with people who do the type of projects you're interested in. Show them you're an asset and make them want to work with you. If you succeed, you'll have a network of people who will keep you staffed and away from shitty projects. It's a process.

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Based on the above I would say to not work at Deloitte....

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Accept shitty utilization metrics and be prepared to jump (or pushed)

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What D2 said. 😞

I'm happy and staffed so...

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