How many of you truly love what you do and feel like this is your perfect role/job?

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I don’t love what I do but I don’t mind it. It has its interesting and impactful moments.

I do love the money I make which I am very grateful for, and I get along well with my coworkers

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Lol I completely get it. The concerns are very understandable

I love my coworkers. However, I hate how even when I find the right role and opportunity that would allow me to purse my passion area. Leadership in my practice wants me to work on crap they know I hate. Just because they’re “desperate” for peope with my skills.

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How’s your relationship with the partner(s)? If it’s good, you can let them know this exactly how you posted here. A good allied partner will make connections and help you get where you want to go. It’s too small a world to be so short sighted.

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I’m hopping off for the night, but my DMs are open to everyone.

Trust in yourself. You’ve got this.

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I have a hard time with how the industry is so driven by money and success. I love the stimulation and challenge of the work, but I find that it’s easy to get caught up in the belief that money or prestige can bring happiness. I’m afraid I’ll fall into that one day, which makes me think I can’t stay in consulting.

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Not me

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It’s never too late. My mom switched careers in her late 50s. Do what you love A1!

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It would be a good fit if the lifestyle / pressure was sustainable for a long-term career. That’s the dealbreaker for me

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I would take a pay cut to work remotely or travel only one week a month. I think consulting is starting to realize - in some divisions - that you need everyone to work together in a conference room to achieve the same result.

I do OCM work and I love what I do. I find it challenging and I genuinely like working with people. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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OCM 🙌

OP: curious to know why you ask. Are you doing an industry-wide employee survey of sorts, or just snooping on your minions? 😅

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Are you Jesus? Lol jk, good for you 😊

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I find it enjoyable so far. Been in six months and love my coworkers, and the work isn’t too bad. The content is novel, the challenges salient, and the hours easier than college. The pay is great too. I took a leap coming here and couldn’t imagine being happier in another role.

In some alternate universe, I think being either a surgeon or career military would be immensely rewarding. The former is tactile and intellectually stimulating, the latter full of diverse experiences and unmatched camaraderie.

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If I can get to the internal departments of my choice, then yes, they do everything I’m looking to be involved with and make my career about. But as of now, I’m a bad fit for my role

I’m in a ... unique placement, and the process is very long. I’m sure it’s doable to some extent, but I’d need to burn a few more bridges than I’m comfortable with. I’ve been quite active and I have 5 different +1/BD work going on at once so I get the visibility and blessings needed for the future

I think it’s more interesting and a better fit than the alternatives that are available to me.

Depends largely on the team on any given account

What makes you love it? How about hate it?

It’s the best balance of money and enjoyment that I’ve found. I have a lot of beliefs tied to money that I haven’t managed to work through yet so I’m still prioritizing financial security over emotional happiness. However, when I get brave enough I’ll quit and go work outdoors.

Sounds like you know what you need to do! Don’t wait too long though. Life is short. :)

I don’t know what she does, but remote work is growing in popularity. My wife is a software engineer at a tech company working from home, for example.

I love the client work but am frustrated that practice and overall leadership looses sight of the bigger picture (our future as a practice, competitive landscape, collaboration across
the firm, hires from the SAME POOL), for the sale of building fiefdoms and getting themselves promoted to the detriment of the practice and firm. This small thinking is why MBB wins and everyone else looses.

I’m curious — what do you think MBB does differently here?

Many moons ago when i was a developer, i looked forward for mondays. I was staff aug, no offshore, 35 hrs/week, great money, single and partied, I understood the entire system perfectly and could execute / get results. The gig lasted 1 year and i was sent offshore. I wish that lasted for ever. Great old days.

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I like what I do but feel a bit like Sisyphus. I've built our helped build a number of analytics orgs and I was hoping I could stick at my last firm for a while. Unfortunately politics were moving things in a direction I disagreed with and that wasn't great for my career.

I'm now building out yet another analytics org/set of capabilities with unfortunately less investment, but hopefully better long term career prosoects. No easy answers there.

I often consider calling it quits and starting a business in a niche market that I know has demand and that I enjoy (high end sim racing gear; everyone is always sold out and all of the major players are based out of Europe), but as the main bread winner it is a little difficult to make that jump.

At a different firm. It would have been difficult to pivot internally despite being well connected. I did it once and it took 6 months for various leaders to battle it out. It's good to be valued, but sometimes difficult from a career perspective. It was easier to switch and start over.

Agree that doing it on the side isn't the worst idea. I've actually prototyped some gear recently. Maybe I'll just continue that route and see if I can build a real business =]

Btw love your attitude P1. Good pick me up for the day!

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