I can’t believe how quickly I have forgotten many of the hard skills I once had since joining consulting. I used to be somewhat of a unit in analysis, but now I think I would have problems doing simple derivations. Anyone else feel this way?

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Yes, I think most people do. When the time comes to do more technical work it comes back faster than you’d think (+Claude makes this easier)

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Yea, got a masters in statistics a few years before getting into consulting and now I don’t feel comfortable considering a new position that requires those skills

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