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Finally found THE one, after over a year of searching and trying out at least 5 different ones!
A nice comfortable office chair.
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My criteria: mesh seat and back, arms, headrest
I tried cheap ones from Amazon. Expensive, second hand gaming chairs. Tried HM Aeron (second hand) and while I didn't like the bulk and the general design, I was sold on the mesh seating. I wanted to get the ErgoChair 2 from autonomous, but it doesn't have mesh seat.
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EY, I got my Roth IRA contributions set to max (30%). Does Fidelity automatically lower the % and stop contributions afterwards once I reach my 2022 limit?
Also at Deloitte, I had a couple thousand contributed in the beginning of the year. Does EY's 401k keep track of that as well towards the limit?
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As somebody who started in consulting and switched to a FinTech, I'm grateful for my consulting experience as it directly contributed to my current success.
Most tech companies don't have a proper learning and development infrastructure. With consulting, sure it's trial by fire, but you have so many resources to learn everything about running a company - from tech to finance to leadership classes. And with the project to project life, you learn to manage different types of teams, budget, and respond quickly to different situations.
With all of that consulting experience under my belt, I was able to hit the ground running at my current company and got promoted less than a year after starting. Most of my current peers have to learn things consultants take for granted on their own.
Take advantage of every available opportunity while you're a consultant. Then when you're ready, you can fly the coop and go as fast as you'd like.
I feel exactly the same. I didn’t know how to put it into words but you did it for me :(
OP & Consultant 1- I had a young manager (like 28ish) on one of my early engagements give me some of the best career advice I ever had. Still think about it all the time because its an empowering & almost calming message.
Basically his point was that despite the fact that people really like you & you do great work - never forget that you are easily replaceable. If you were to leave tomorrow (this was when I was a Staff 1) there would probably be 400+ super qualified applicants lining up for that nice consulting gig. The firm will be totally fine.
This is to say that you really don't owe anyone anything - provided that while you're here you show up, be positive, and try your best. Take the firm as a platform to focus on the hard + soft skills you want to develop, and when the time/opportunity comes to try something else (which seems like now in both of your examples) - say thank you, keep those EY friendships & relationships intact, and go onto the next step of your career journey!
I’m also at EY, also a consultant, and also joined straight out of undergrad. Slowly plotting my escape, but not sure what I want to do next. Planning to leave by the end of this year. Just hang tight - we will get through this!
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So do it for like another year and then do something that's more your passion. I'm in the same boat btw
Same. Save up as much as you can then switch to something you like...or start your own business
My 2 cents would be to leave as early as possible. If you feel this way, that means you don’t enjoy it. Don’t feel bad about leaving a consulting firm as they would kick anyone out without even thinking about you, trust me, I have seen that happening to good people. So, devise a plan and start working on your exit. ATB
Sometimes I complain but I know in my heart if I leave I would regret it. The lows are low but the highs are high. EY really is a fantastic place with incredible people. I can say this as having previous industry dead-end experiences (experienced hire). At EY you won’t outgrow it, but you need the grit to keep pushing. I’m so thankful for the opportunity and sometimes it takes heavy reflection to fully realize that.
I think there’s this untold pressure to love this job because of its many perks and you feel guilty for hating something when it is actually a great opportunity overall. But the thing is, your experience here or anywhere is so dependent on your competency, team, projects Some of the work and experiences people have here are nothing like what they’re told it’ll be. And when all of these things don’t line up to what you expected and want for yourself - it’s important to realize this and accept that it’s ok to move on and look for something else rather than waiting and hoping it’ll change (if you have the means to do this).
The nature of the consulting work in the Big 4 has changed significantly over the years to the point where much of it is just staff aug in things like remediation or PMO, or if you are lucky you can implement a new system. It will never hurt you to have a big consulting experience on your resume, but reality is that many are no longer building skills that will lead to the c-suite in industry - that is now mostly for MBB types. It wasn’t always that way. Don’t just jump to jump, but work to find the right next step and move on if you don’t like it.
Honestly I feel the same regularly.