New joiner here. Is downtime between deals normal and you just have absolutely nothing to do? Report finished and sent, deal pending.

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Yes, savor it. With how busy things have been the past couple years there hasn’t been a ton of it. Years ago you’d get more of it.

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People on your team know you’re free, they are just moving pieces around the staffing puzzle to figure out where you’re going next

Yeah very normal in the beginning. Try to use the time to learn alteryx (if you don’t already know it) or read reports on the server to familiarize yourself with typical adjustments and report language. Assuming you have already let the scheduler know, maybe send a note to the managers/SMs in your office and let them know you have capacity if anyone needs help with ad hoc items while you wait for your next deal to ramp. The gesture alone will show you’re being proactive, even if nobody has anything for you.

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