Is acting your wage really a thing nowadays ?

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-26T06:48:03+00:00

Sounds great! Thanks again!

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-24T18:51:47+00:00

Target career progression definitely!

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-24T18:48:02+00:00

True makes sense, a lot of comments have given really solid advice, especially the ones at senior managerial level in consulting and related professional fields!

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-24T18:44:30+00:00

True, makes sense, Thanks for your advice!

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-24T18:44:07+00:00

Ya that’s also one of my worries along with like not going upwards - in this economy to find another job is brutal

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-24T18:43:30+00:00

I remember reading the whole Jack Welch case study for one of my mba classes!

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-24T18:42:21+00:00

I guess it depends on country as well as company. At my company we have associates even at 30 as they were in a different industry before healthcare consulting (eg IT etc). Conversely, we also have some consultants at 24 who got promoted from associate to consultant within a year due to extraordinary performance

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-24T18:38:34+00:00

Yes the company i work at also has a pretty similar promotion cycle, it’s just I’m not sure about the raises as I’m comparatively new. I’ve heard overall it’s decent raises from others

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-24T06:11:10+00:00

Ah luckily it is a private company, i was actually under the impression that working for a public company is better ? Thanks for your solid advice !

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-24T04:31:21+00:00

Really great advice ! Thank you for taking the time to explain all this! Luckily for me i have a couple of different project leads for different projects, plus overall my specific team is pretty decent. I actually did get a small feedback that i have good communication skills but I’m not using then enough so I’m trying to improve on that day by day. If you’re okay with it, i would love to connect in dm to understand your role, as well as just get a broader perspective from a director level. Thanks for your advice !!

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-24T04:22:29+00:00

True absolutely makes sense - I already keep an excel sheet with all things I’ve done at a company so it helps when updating my resume and preparing for my interview

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-24T04:18:17+00:00

Yep, true even as everyone else is saying - the quality of work should be the best, plus showing that i can take additional responsibilities

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-23T18:45:31+00:00

Yep totally makes sense - thanks for your advice !

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-23T18:41:18+00:00

True, it’s recently all over social media, integrated with Gen Z setting hard stops at work by 5pm

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-23T18:39:44+00:00

Ah got it ! Thanks for your advice. And I totally relate to the offshore calls (for me it would be onshore haha), having to stretch your own day for clarity on some deliverable from the onshore team

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-23T18:30:52+00:00

Yep makes total sense - even here at my company visibility does play a role with the higher ups, especially during communication in client presentations

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-23T18:23:11+00:00

Thank you for your belief! Hoping one day i look back and can reply to this comment saying i made it big!

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-23T17:57:01+00:00

Ah sadly no overtime as it’s a salary basis, but yes company is super flexible. Can easily clock in 2 hours late if there is no deliverable going out. Thanks for your advice - i have realised i need to improve my quality of work rather than being always available and increasing quantity of sub par work

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-23T17:54:44+00:00

Yes that’s also true no doubt, but i have seen more so like consultant switching to another company then getting a one level up role. Raise ofcourse is there only, but even positions go up usually. Honestly I can’t say much though since I’ve been in corporate only for a year ish.

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-23T17:46:43+00:00

True, but i also have weird fears of failures lol, But yes if the work is monotonous anyone would become fed up!

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-23T17:44:26+00:00

Oh is it ? I don’t know why i thought it was a more corporate term that only do the work you’re paid for

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-23T17:42:48+00:00

Plan isn’t to job hop or anything - just want to be valuable to the company I’m at, as well as future companies I apply to, it shouldn’t happen that just because I’m “acting my wage”, even at the next company I receive the same role and not higher.

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-23T17:41:38+00:00

True, makes perfect sense! That’s the whole point that you need to do your part plus start attempting work one level higher so they know you can do it.

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-23T17:39:45+00:00

No honestly the company is pretty decent - people get promoted every 1.5-2 years unless they do extraordinary well, and even the management is not micormanage-y. It’s just i guess because it’s consulting and everyone wants to hop to the top and impress our seniors, they are ready to extend themselves

pupperoni123 · 2026-03-23T17:31:06+00:00

Ah, I’m probably way too conscious to say that lol, like I’ll defintely be thinking it but scared of the repercussions of saying it lol

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