Just got off the project I’ve been on for my whole time here (~1 year) and have been on the bench for a few weeks. Heard I’m “on hold” for a project and it’ll be 8 more weeks till I can start. I’ve had people reach out with chargeable stuff for me to do which is good but it only happens every so often. Worried about how my utilization will be affected

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Lol, what’s the question here?

Use the bench time to relax! You should still be reachable and able to jump on a call but no expectation that you spend your day in front of a computer doing nothing; you can run errands, do the laundry, go for walks... Admittedly my firm doesn’t use utilization for performance reviews.

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This happened to me. I got squeamish and found another project. If you are going for a promotion I think this matters a lot more. Otherwise, align with your leadership and make sure it’s a sure thing. You can get into a bad spot if that role falls through. Other than that: work on certs, business dev and +1s, and relax. I think of the bench as a moment to buy yourself some time before the inevitable burnout

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