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Pre-pandemic consulting was a million times better than what replaced it.
The funny thing to me is that when they’ve stripped the copper wire from society’s walls and a critical mass of people has become desperate and broke, no amount of wealth, private security, or concentration of scarce resources will prevent their getting ripped apart by angry mobs.
I think you’re remembering the upside without the downside which is only human nature.
While the rhythm of the old model had benefits / being on the road nearly 80% of your work week for the whole year - really took its toll on family life.
Travelin and bangin - i think that's why you really miss :p
+1. I almost feel bad for juniors entering the industry these days, they have no idea that this job used to be great.
Oh yes I completely agree with this... Being online during a fight is the worst
I appreciate the flexibility of not being on the road every week much more than I enjoyed the collective, forced boundaries.
Totally understand that point. The onus is now on the individual to set boundaries, instead of having the forced disconnect.
Im a yes man myself, so this is something I'm actively working on. But as I get better at it, the flexibility pays dividends.
Those were the days.
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OP assuming you’re at a level to manage expectations appropriately up and down - do what you need to do and put up some walls where you need them. Doubt you’ll hear any complaints if you’re still delivering what’s expected and not “green” all the time. I think the remote culture has created a false sense of anxiety around this aspect that leaders won’t correct but also won’t enforce. Unless you’re at LEK 😂
My team mostly travelled every other week.
Non-travel weeks, I would go in the office once or twice.
Fridays were just for finishing up summaries/deliverables from the previous days and mostly ended early.
The rest of the world was in the office m-f so work from home flexibility was actually beneficial.
Saved money while traveling.
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I miss when planes didn’t have wifi so I could be off grid for a few hours and enjoy the flight.
And “sorry wifi didn’t work” was always an excuse.
Unless you were on the commuter shuttle from New York City to Chicago and your colleague can call out your lie lol
I do not miss the pre-COVID consulting life at all. Quality of life is way better without (or with very limited) business travel. Hope it never comes back.
D3 because you don’t build the same type of durable relationships with clients when you’re not colocated. Walking the halls makes it easier to facilitate organic introductions, and softens the way clients see consultants. Taking clients out after hours also yields valuable insight.
Consulting is a relationship business. Relationships don’t form the same when everyone is behind a screen.
I agree with your Monday and Thursday comment, because the biggest tragedy of the COVID era is that people just assume that no one else is traveling so they schedule meetings for Monday morning and late Thursday afternoon without regard for travel schedules. It’s like we need to re-educate people that travel is a part of our job and sometimes it’s every week (for a little while at least)
P1 I was responding to an earlier post about people scheduling meetings during typical Monday - Thursday travel times. I can’t speak for everyone, but many times these meetings are with numerous people including clients. It used to be that people understood to avoid scheduling meetings during those windows.
Why would you be flying on Thursday evenings instead of Fridays?
We did early Monday travel-Thur evening for every client I was on for Deloitte Consulting in the late 90s/early 2000s. Aside from 'third Friday' in the office, the rest of the Fridays we essentially worked from home, wrapping up whatever we needed for the week, and basically getting your life back together after being gone from about 4am on Monday until midnight on Thursday. It was a nice benefit, but the 100% travel grind was tough.