Is it ever appropriate (assuming you two are not close but are friendly) to vent/rant to your career manager about your project? They are the ones that can help you since they’re in charge of your staffing but it may hurt your career advancement in the company.

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Never be 100% honest about your true feelings about a project with anyone who can influence your performance ratings. It’s okay to rant to a trusted mentor that has no influence on your career progression (and is preferably not working at your current company), but expressing your frustration to someone at your firm, no matter how valid it is, will only slap you with the label of “bad attitude” and “not a team player” and hurt your career progression. This isn’t to say that you can’t have a conversation with them about changing projects, but don’t vent about it. Keep it fact based and objective.

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This is why I don’t think Career Coaches (or whatever they’re referred to in other orgs) should be in the same practice. Can never be candid because they obviously talk to MDs and may even be on the same project as you

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You can be candid but it needs to be fact driven, not emotions driven. And it needs to be after you’ve established yourself.

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