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At least try another project or role before calling it quits. Every project is different! On your next project you could find yourself working 70 hr weeks and wishing to go back to this project.
This is more or less how it’s been for a lot of new hires/first years, so your experience is not unusual. I didn’t get busy until 8 months into being at the firm. Make it known that your plate is empty and offer help wherever you can. Look for a new project before a new firm, and remember that it takes work to give work
I'm working a solid 2 hours a week mostly remote. Can't complain 😉
meeting rooms, once a week I update the status report
Deciding whether I should stick it out (been 9 months) or start looking for a new job. This is my first one out of college
I would change projects rather than jobs. If this is what you're doing and unless you have an unreal relationship with client sponsor, you're easily replaced and leadership should let you roll off
Study and learn as much as you can when these “easy” projects come up. This Is NOT the norm. Remember the good times like this when you have to work 60-70 hrs, on the weekends, or when on vacation (or can’t take vacation) so you don’t turn into one of those consultants crying about how unfair your firm/project is.
You’re getting free money to do nothing. Enjoy yourself, work on personal projects to keep yourself busy.
Wtf.... I’ve been here a year and the earliest I’ve ever left the client site is 6... went from training to a week of straight 9-1 days lol
Hang in there. Stay curious and build something in your free time. Read good books. Any work you do on yourself in these days will pay you back 10x, trust!
Start by reading the following the books if you don’t have a list already
- McKinsey Way/Mind/Engagement
- Malcolm Gladwell Books
- Measure What Matters
- The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Consider building a mobile web app with Python - there are plenty of tutorials and it’ll expose you to things that’ll only help you in the future
Milk the lattitude you have now to work on other things.