Was on the exact same type of roles for 4 years and eventually transitioned out last year. My new role is in a more interesting industry & my WLB is loads better - but the role itself is not challenging and the work is extremely slow in a way that I feel like I’m not growing / able to use my strategic skills.
I have an opp to go back to what I was doing previously & potentially put myself up for promo in that space, but it would mean going back into an industry I don’t care much abt…

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…and def having tougher WLB.
Weighing my options currently, but I’m not sure if I should just ride the wave of having a good WLB for now while I can and hold off promo for another year vs. gun for it and then coast and/or switch jobs entirely once the job market is (hopefully) looking better.
Any advice?

Depends on your career strat. Are you trying to be a consulting lifer at your firm or burn bright quickly and exit? It’s all about options and opp cost. What are you giving up to have a stable role? What risks are there to your overall goals with either decision?

What are the advantages of going back to your old job which apparently wasn't worth staying at to begin with? Seems like you would go to a role with worse wlb, in a less interesting industry, with no growth (same old work), with the only positive being a possible but not guaranteed promotion. You haven't even mentioned money, which I assume will be worse at the old job if measured on a per hour basis.

If the above is right, and there is no new, game-changing information, I recommend that you stay at your current job until a better opportunity in general comes along.

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