I went from a fast-paced agile role to banking, and it feels like I’ve hit the brakes hard. It’s way more chill, but that makes me anxious because I feel like I’m not actually doing anything. Meetings are just corporate buzzwords with no real action, and I’m so far removed from the end user that I barely know what they want. Anyone have tips on how to stay motivated in a slow-moving corporate environment?

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Welcome to the world of ‘let’s circle back’ and ‘let’s take this offline.’ 😅 I try to stay motivated by finding small wins. Maybe set personal goals or focus on optimizing processes to make things more efficient?

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You can go back to the previous project and see what was the customers feedback.

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