Need honest advice. Been on a project for 2 years as a sub to Consulting firm X. Team lead is from consulting firm X. New member from consulting firm X comes in couple weeks ago. New member plays similar role as me. Team lead rolls off project and replaces new member as team lead. Is it wrong to feel like I should have that role? I’ve often been seen as the co-lead to this project & often times leading the team together but now I feel like I am not good enough... CONT.

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No consulting firm wants a sub-contractor leading a project and owning client relationships

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A1 & BAH 1 good point!!

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This happened to me and it was because I had been on the project so long and they couldn’t raise my Bill rate with the client. They gave my new peer the lead because they introduced him and charged more for him instantly.

4 years later that move still impacts me because that person is now a level above me, I’m sure partially because of this project he was all of a sudden a “lead” even though it was really me doing all the work

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What you’ve concluded is exactly what’s going on and you shouldn’t take that as a reflection of your worth. Firm X is not responsible for your career so I’m not sure why you’d think they’d consider you.

But I do think you should be having conversations of your own with your manager asking for an opportunity to lead a project on your own.

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Exactly my next point I wanted to get advice on. My leadership knows that I deliver quality work and acknowledges my accomplishments. They often think my contribution to this project is invaluable. If I bring this up to them as a concern, would this taint my image? I just don’t want this to be a poor reflection of my performance.

At this point companies have to use their employees as much as possible and have to do whatever they can to keep them employed. There's definitely benefits to being a subcontractor but there's also risk that comes during economic downturns

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Do you think the decision was purely performance based or because they want to retain the position within their own firm or circle?

They want to retain the position within the firm. On my last project they capped leadership from the sub at 1 “senior manager” and 1 “manager”.

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