When consultants say they work 70 hrs a week, do they include the traveling time in that number? Or is it 70 hrs of actual client work i.e. excluding travel, admin work etc.?

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No one can work 70hrs a week consistently. They need to move out of the job.

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I wish this was true. You should try strat consulting for a while. 😅

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I think it includes the thinking time you spend before delivering what's due. Unless you find a breakthrough, you'll be thinking away irrespective of your working hours.

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I pulled off 4 back to back 100+ hour weeks recently for an extremely exhausting due diligence. Including time spent on calls, team discussions and so on. Travel makes it more hectic. :/

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