The key to surviving consulting is knowing when to turn it on and knowing when to turn it off.

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Your alcoholism?

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Your laptop?

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Your brain?

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I turn it off on Friday evening and back on Monday. If you have to constantly work weekends, you’re doing it wrong.

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What’s “it”?

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The grind?

There’s no turning “it” off in consulting.

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In Strategy and serial short-term engagements there isn't. On longer engagements or internal roles there always is.

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So funny. I wear my work and my kids. Nothing turns on. Nothing turns off. It just goes on. And it’s totally fine. I love my life

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Again?

The lights?

A supporting spouse?

100%. This is the advice I give to newbies.

Bullshit factory?

Your rat race ?

Sh*t talk?

OP has shown the true key to consulting in their post.

By giving a vague statement that could have 20,000 meanings, it sounds smart, has no value whatsoever and leaving you wanting more for the next phase 🤣

Going to need a new SOW before I give any additional responses

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