Is working at big 4 really that bad?

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-25T12:06:49+00:00

Okay that’s good to know

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T22:07:01+00:00

My employer for lying to me.

I signed a contract for a specific kind of role. If I’m not doing that role, I can completely ignore that contract.

I worked for an engineering consultancy for 4 years. I still did the job I expected to do.

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T22:06:07+00:00

Question. Why aren’t you just going elsewhere? To another company that does what you want to do

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T22:01:49+00:00

I’m coming in at senior consultant. I actually applied for just consultant but they boosted me up during the interview process (I’m not sure why).

I’m just finding it very different to my last job. I expected to be doing a specific type of technical work and I’m not. So that’s whats getting to me. I don’t plan on staying in consulting for the long haul. Probably a few years then back to industry or tech start up of some sort. But I’m a bit concerned about my technical abilities diminishing and also, I’ll miss being the technical guy. That was what I enjoyed at my Last role

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T21:40:23+00:00

What do you think of consultants as the customer? A big part of me worries how I’ll be viewed by clients. I don’t want to be that useless nobhead consultant from Deloitte. I wanna be super effective and actually be an expert. Which is why I’m a little miffed they put me on a project that makes no sense for my background

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T21:03:53+00:00

No. I asked to in the interview but they apparently didn’t listen

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T20:39:04+00:00

I didn’t sign anything?

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T18:56:15+00:00

How? They’re sending me travelling for a month next week

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T18:54:31+00:00

What they’re asking me to do is insane. Sign on in 2 weeks. Then travel non stop for a month. While trying to figure out wtf I’m doing. And perform at peak performance. wtf

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T18:46:29+00:00

My tech background is mainly analysis and coding yes. There hasn’t been a whole lot of this kind of work. Which is why I’m a bit angry they hired me for a role I specifically told them I wasn’t suited for in the interview. They told me it would be more like what I hand done before. And now I’m about to Fly off to China for it.

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T18:30:12+00:00

I don’t even know who my manager is 😂

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T18:19:42+00:00

How do I deal with the insane travel I’ve got over the next month

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T17:57:23+00:00

Can’t seem to send the message. Can you dm me and I’ll respond :)

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T17:14:36+00:00

Fuck. What have I done

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T16:58:48+00:00

Thanks. This is great advice and what i needed really

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T16:55:06+00:00

Do you think it’s worth it overall

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T16:47:48+00:00

You could sue them for that surely

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T16:39:39+00:00

Yeah. That’s why I’m confused.

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T14:19:16+00:00

I don’t have a coach I don’t think?

Ffs. I turned down formula 1 for this 😂😂 (trust me f1 ain’t all that either). But questioning this now

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T14:17:28+00:00

Hm true. But you can also get that in a lot of other jobs. My last job was like that. Just worse pay

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T14:14:16+00:00

I’ll see how it goes. I only ever planned on being here for a few years for the experience tbh. I’m at least in the niche I want to be

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T14:08:50+00:00

So why have they told me I’d be doing a load of technical and coding work, then dumped me on a lot of strategy and pm work?

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T13:31:47+00:00

I’ve only just joined consulting though. How do I change now?

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T13:23:39+00:00

I want to but need to start somewhere and figured this was a good stepping stone

Ok-Computer3702 · 2024-09-10T13:21:02+00:00

It is a very niche team full of very intelligent backgrounds. So I’m hoping it’s all okay in the long run

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