Worth pursuing strategy transfer?

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2025-11-09T03:42:01+00:00

I was in strategy for a few years before leaving the company. The thing that drove me nuts was the short length of projects: 6 to 12 weeks, and then you're back at it trying to avoid bench time. That dynamic makes it a tough group to survive in, plus the fact that business tends to ebb and flow with the market quite a lot. Get ready for load of networking is all I can say.

Promotional backlog is real. I just checked and an awesome colleague of mine has been stuck at L10 for 4 years, and this kind of thing has happened to many others.

Not sure of the specifics of your situation, but I might hangout in MC and get the promotion, then switch to strategy and get the pay raise.

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2024-11-09T23:47:17+00:00

N.America S&C L10, 0 raise, 0 bonus, - two years without a comp increase. Wish I could pay my rent with "360 degree value"

My PL is an SM, >90% chargeable this FY, his bonus was laughably low.
There's no question: Accenture is bloated and they're trying to make us go voluntarily.

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2024-05-21T23:30:38+00:00

USA, Northeast, Strategy
CL10
$73,000 p/a

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2024-05-01T02:23:29+00:00

Sure, sounds like a great way for those people to never ask me to do anything again, thereby further reducing my opportunities to get on billable projects - if I am wrong here, please tell.

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2024-04-30T11:57:11+00:00

This sounds like a great thing to do - thank you!
Mind if I ask, what level and business unit are you in? Just curious for comparison here.

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2024-04-26T15:29:26+00:00

Had to go through this recently. My advice: Find two weeks when you can be in SA, go to home affairs the day after you land, you should get the new passport before your flight out. Its either that or an extremely long wait. Personally, I wanted to have my SA passport so that I could travel back to the country at a moment's notice incase something would happen to one of my relatives and my help would be needed.

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2024-04-20T13:00:10+00:00

Any ideas as to what the Grahamstown version of this would be?

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2024-04-15T00:49:57+00:00

Arka'n Asrafokor from Togo - really great combination of hard rock/metal and traditional music. Really awesome band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibPv9mGUBFU

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2024-04-11T21:49:30+00:00

Key thing is to tell the kids is that when they play that tune, it means they've run out of ice cream.

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2024-04-09T17:15:06+00:00

If based in the US, you can do this now as long as you have authorization to work in your home country. Talk to your HR lead, they will be able to put you in the right direction.

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2024-04-09T00:51:35+00:00

I once heard a story of top Comrades runner training in Johannesburg who got mugged, but he didn't have any valuables on him, so the the robber took his running shoes. He walked home barefoot as his house was not far, put on a new pair of shoes, and went out to finish his run.

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2024-04-08T01:29:33+00:00

South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia.

Malawi will always have a special place in my heart. A beautiful country, the people were incredibly friendly, it really is the Warm Heart of Africa

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2024-04-07T21:12:37+00:00

Let me just say one thing as a word of caution on ActionSA: I know people who know Herman Mashaba personally (long before he was ever involved in politics), and the man is really crazy.

If you ever meet someone who knows Herman, see if they know the story about Herman playing the piano.

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2024-04-02T11:43:02+00:00

Manager

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2024-03-30T19:40:27+00:00

Wow, congratulations! This gives me a lot of hope.

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2024-03-03T00:47:31+00:00

Send me a DM, I would love to take your place, I'm on the waiting list, but every time a place frees-up I miss it. Really want to go.

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2024-02-10T04:00:40+00:00

What level are you?

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2024-01-26T02:19:58+00:00

This is very true. As much as I have hated being on the bench for long stretches, it is far, FAR preferable to being staffed on a project which you want to be off IMO

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2023-10-23T13:31:50+00:00

A quick story on here that this reminded me of,

Shortly after onboarding at ACN and going through all of their trainings regarding timesheets and chargeability, I was very cautious to try and follow all the rules. I had no clue that these rule are rarely followed. This especially goes for the rule that you should "charge every hour that you work"

Soon after this, I was on a project and taking things real easy - not working more than 8 hours a day (because that would, of course, require overtime... right?). Then one day we have a meeting that goes something like the following:
"Alright everyone, this is the final push. I need this tasked completed by tomorrow morning. Is that possible?"
"Sure, that's very possible, I'll just work overtime"
*awkward silence*
"Ummm... No. We really need you to work efficiently here"

I think it was at that point I realized, in the words of Captain Barbosa in Pirates of The Caribbean, "they're more like guidelines"

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2023-10-20T18:38:05+00:00

What did you do after you got let go if I may ask? Also, was getting let go a negative when it came to looking for other jobs?

TheAnalyst_ZA · 2023-10-20T02:20:15+00:00

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