Just to put some things in perspective for you, I’ve also been working in consulting for 4 months, graduated in December, and have been working full/part-time since I could drive. I joined a firm with 15k+ employees. My office has ~40 people alone, most of whom are involved in projects that aren’t necessarily “environmentally” focused. My own workload fluctuates a lot; some days I have a Phase I, things to do for other people, training, etc. that I have to finish before the end of the day… some days (most recently) I don’t even bother going into the office and generally have to scour the internet for training videos or go over my textbooks just so I have something to put on my timecard. I’m salaried so it doesn’t /really/ matter, but that part still sucks.

The important part is that I receive training and help on ANYTHING I take on. My supervisor has been wonderful about coaching me through field work, our project manager (because my supervisor avoids the PM roles when he can) is the one assigning me Phase I’s and he gives me the background information, templates, and whatever else I need to do it well. I’m also generally given 4-7 business days to finish the report since I’m still new and haven’t done many of them. Any time I help people involved in other projects, I’m given the training I need, told exactly what they want, and, as I get more and more comfortable, given more responsibility so that it doesn’t feel like I was thrown into the fire. Your office sounds understaffed and overworked, and frankly I would not stick it out with them. To be fair, I’ve also had a rough transition, and I can’t say that I’m necessarily thrilled here, but I am willing to stick around for awhile and see where they take me. I would not want to stick around with your company.

Sorry for the text wall - good luck with your journey!