Second week in industry. Is the pace always slower than consulting? Manager said to wait till I finish on boarding to start attending daily stand ups, but worried I’m not adding value immediately

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Chill out. Seriously.

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Industry is more of a routine than consulting, and people don’t like outsiders coming in and disrupting the routine with their over-enthusiasm. Lay back and learn the routine before you start throwing ideas out there.

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Being overeager is typically counterproductive in industry, I learned the hard way

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YUP, it's slower. Time to kick back and relax. Maybe join the local kickball team.

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Relax, you probably won’t actually start doing any real work for 2-4 weeks. That’s just how industry works. Just make sure you do all your trainings now until then

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You’re not at Deloitte anymore. You don’t have to worry about someone coming to axe you if you don’t create value.

Which firm OP?

Thanks everyone I guess I’ll calm down and stop worrying about not contributing my first few days. I’m used to going to a new client and immediately having meetings with stakeholders within the first hour, then making slides about whatever we discussed... aka constant churn

Yeah it’s a slower pace. You request info that takes an hour to put together and it takes them 3 weeks to get it to you. And everyone is just kind of cool with that.

Try the industry bowl, not consulting #knowyouraudience

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