Pretty new to consulting. Boutique firm. $170K no benifits- can I do better in DFW? Also do all consultants battle horrible disorganization and power struggles all the time internally?

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No they also battle horrible disorganization and power struggles of their clients

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We don't know anything about you or anything about the firm you are joining, so it's difficult to say.

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Anyone want to play the benis game?

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What D1 and G1 said. Also “no 🅱️enis” lol 😂

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CSM, PSPO, 10 years in management almost every role in software orgs. Developer long ago, SDET, Release Manager, RTE etc

I’d imagine yes there’s better in DFW. Possibly lower pay if you get benefits but total comp similar

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