I came back from a 6 mo leave and have been on the bench for 3. Utilization is SO shot, networks have gone cold, and anxiety/depression are keeping me up all night, & sleepy during the day.

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Tough spot for you to be in, but that’s what counselors are for. If you dont feel that you can reach out to your counselor at this critical a point, you should be looking to change counselors post year-end reviews.

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Thanks, DD1, for helping me get some perspective.

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Counselor and I aren’t that tight/feel scared to loop them in and potentially make the situation worse for me—I need to be on a project ASAP, obviously, but also need some work hour flexibility to see therapist to get this under control, which I’m actively doing now. With such low utilization (33%) and no PRD I have no idea how to survive year end & having trouble presenting myself. Should I just leave? Don’t want to have “fired” on work history ...what to do?

OP - sorry to hear you’re in this position. Can you provide some more context for what type of projects you’re looking for, skill set, etc.? I’m sure there’s some good people here that maybe able to help you with some more information 😊

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