I'm an Accenture Strategy Consultant. Been on bench since end of November. First the holiday project slowdown and now Covid. Should I be worried about job security?

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Yes, but we all are

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I just haven't heard anything mentioned at all about job security. I've repeatedly heard no layoffs will happen. So I'm not certain.

Depends, do you have a group, or General pool?

I'm in CMT if that's what you mean? Also within a "pool" that was acquired by Accenture slightly over 2 years ago.

Since November, wow

To be fair I've never had any bench time in 3 plus years before this period

Are you actively working on non-billable project?

I'm actively involved in BD and Training opportunities. Not linearly though. Some weeks I can't even find BD specifically upon the start of COVID

Yes, you should be worried. Start looking, just in case. You can always turn down an offer you get, or maybe defer it for a while, but you can't make an offer appear out of thin air if you get laid off.

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