I’m at a MM firm and have been stuck on mostly dental deals 1.5 years now. I’ve asked multiple times to have other experiences, but about 80% of my deals are dental, while new folks joining the firm are on other type of deals. Will I be pigeon holed if I stay on these dental deals? Should I leave at this point? I don’t hate it here deals, but I don’t want to be pigeonholed and hurt my career by staying.

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It’s a tough spot, when you’re looked at as a high performer with deep experience in a certain niche, trying to break out of it can be like pulling teeth.

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LMAO my guy

i chuckled at this situation imagining the endless dental databooks...but you should really try and get some sort of "formal" request in to work on other industries. a written email, a documented meeting with your career coach. It is somewhat limiting in that you have no tech experience (does dental do recurring revenue), minimal if any inventory experience, and just a general lack of breadth. not a big deal so far but your instinct to want to work on greater variety at senior level is correct

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CLA?

Lisa needs braces

That’s a long time to be doing one industry. Agree with the others, voice your concerns to your manager/senior managers but also brace for any negative initial reactions or requests for you to stay put. Networking with others in different industries can help as well, word of mouth is an effective way to transition internally. Key is to find something that’ll give you your filling.

Call it health services on your resume please lol

Seems like your chomping at the bit. Guess it’s time to tell them you’d like to get your teeth into something else.

If they keep ignoring you, kick ‘m in the teeth!

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