I’ve been on the bench with J1 for about 3 months. I was worried that because I couldn’t find another project, I would get laid off so I found J2, which pays more, is very meeting heavy, but I really like. I’ve kept J1 because I’m still on the bench doing absolutely nothing and getting paid. Thinking about looking for a role on a project with J1 that’s not along my career path but will allow for me to do work with no calls so that I can manage both jobs. Does anyone have experience or advice?
Thanks so much for posting this, OP. I am at 18 months and I feel this way all the time. Good to know that I am not the only one
3 years, but that’s when I actually got good at the job
11 years and the fear is still real
23 years and I sometimes feel safe, but then I realize I’m not.
I assume I’m getting fired tomorrow
I got fired 1 month ago. Best thing that happened to me in consulting
Because I’m coming up on the end of year 2 and still got it...
Still there YEARS into consulting.
When I started getting enough messages on LinkedIn asking me to interview, I realized I could just get another job if I got fired.
It took me 2 years of completely inadequate work and average ratings to realize how secure my job is. Although I’m an underachiever and getting nowhere in my career
9 months and then I realized that getting fired is not the end of the world.
I'm 9 months in and I realize as long as it's not a catastrophic failure the client doesn't care about my existence enough to try and ensure I'm not providing service to them.
13 years in and the fear is worse now than before. Back then I was under the radar, now i’m under the microscope. SMs have it the worse.
Agree with this.
So my fears maybe justified beforehand...
At the start of every engagement but then i get over it. Fire me 🤷♂️
This can’t be universal.. right? Can others unlike us who don’t feel this way shed some light into how you deal with it?
Same here D2
Knew it on day 1
6 months
I make sure I do good work. Don’t offend anyone with semi-power and always utilize the red nose policy. If you can justify that what you did was an “honest” mistake and the impact wasn’t dire, you’re golden.
Year 3 - skills went up, market value went up.. I guess becoming more skilled minimized mistakes too..
3 years.
Then I got out
For me it was just the experience of having those issues and not getting fired. Experience goes a long way