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I noticed I hate consulting
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The absence of constant utilization pressure makes working in industry a lot more enjoyable. I can work on things I like vs having to work on projects I dislike because I need to be staffed.
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In industry you're more likely to find people that value things outside of their work and will allocate their time appropriately.
I like there’s no pressure of utilization and having two managers (client & firm) in industry. WLB is also amazing in industry.
Forgive my lack of knowledge but is industry commercial?
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Relationships with your team and manager are much better in industry. You actually like and care about the people you work with. Consulting relationships are very transactional and fake in comparison as its always about what project you can get on, what firm initiative you can get pulled into, what promo this person can help with. Industry is based more on the work you actually do and the value you provide, not so much the kiss ass game.
Not having to worry about utilization but quality of work developed, no pressure to stay online past 5 pm, team is much more enjoyable to work with (makes me even more excited to head back to office when that day comes), no offshore utilization pressure means I can sleep and wake up in my own time zone, and yeah WLB.
I felt way more in control of my schedule while in industry.
Until entering consulting, I never experienced someone booking a meeting that started within 2 hours.
‘Soon’ also had a very different meaning. Consulting ‘soon’ = now/within hours, industry ‘soon’ = within a week.
The lack of urgency often annoyed me when working in industry, so I suppose consulting wins there 🤔
In oil and gas industry, they get every other Friday off, because they work 9 hours on a regular day.
IT'S JUST NOT FAIR!
I want to move into industry. I graduated as an engineer, but I really don't know what am I doing here.
And I have no skills to be a process engineer. I think I should go for masters so I can land into an engineering role somewhere and have a non-hectic life
I worked a flex schedule where I got every other Friday off, and I never worked more than 35-40 hours a week for the duration of my time in industry (4-5 years). The relationships I had with my managers and coworkers were quality and full of substance and care. I never had to choose between time with my family, friends or significant other because of work. Project deadlines and tasks usually spanned across weeks or months at a time instead of within an hour or two. I miss it and hope to get back to it soon.
Thank you guys for insight. I worked in industry just for an internship and definitely felt the WLB. The transactional relationships point was interesting. Does everyone feel they learn in consulting? Does everyone want to go to industry
Just made the switch over to industry. I think you learn in both sides. With consulting, you really learn how to think through things, approach, and methodology to solve a problem. With industry, I people have a lot of content knowledge knowledge. Just depends on where you are with your career in terms of consulting vs industry.