What’s the longest you been on the bench first year

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I basically went through 2 years of consulting being on the bench for 70% of the time and exited to PE LOL. Mainly did RFPs and some client work

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I was recruited for a specific project but when that ended, I went to the bench. I was there for 5!months before I was placed in a Staff Aug role with a software company. I didn’t learn anything because they placed me in a role to manage the support queue for their clients. I asked for guidance and training on their implementation process and timelines and what they expected for design documentation but none was provided. I am still on Staff Aug but for one client and hate my life. I am also expected to scope RFPs and create responses for something I have no idea about like long an implementation will take or what the best practices are for said area.... I hate it and want out but I can’t find anything to save my life

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One month.

2 weeks

Two months when I just started.

4 months

Same

3 months when I first started

7 months

Almost 4 months, luckily was between November and February when nothing gets done anyway. Didn’t affect my performance as I spun it that I was learning new skills (coding) that I utilize on my project when I finally onboarded.

What resources did you use to help learn coding?

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7 weeks

9 weeks

6 weeks

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