Staff augmentation projects - what are the pros and cons? Thanks in advance for your insights! 🙏🏻

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U get two computer screens a desk or cube and good work life balance. Did it for 6 months and am now recharged for traveling again

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Cons it can be mind numbing work. Pro you basically become the sme for whatever process it is that you're doing for the client. I've been doing this 3 years for the same client and I know this process better than their employees. And because I'm so familiar with their process and systems, I catch problems that they never would have caught without me. Now everytime they want to change something, they run it by us first.

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Pros you can be there for a long time and get promoted quickly if you do a good job

Pros: mentioned above
Cons: more times than not it is difficult to leave the project expect 9 months. Don't be surprised if it's a year.

It’s not true management consulting

2.5 years on same project checking in. Can confirm that many times the projects/accounts are a black hole. I am still getting good experience on a big prestigious client. It’s also local thank God

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