Career advice - should I stay, or should I go?
Hi all!
I work as tech analyst for one of the big 4 firms and will be getting promoted to a consultant later this year.
I have a pretty big dilemma on what I should do next with my career so I thought I will get some insights from you guys. So far, I have been on one project since I started almost 2 years ago. I am doing great, management likes me, I am doing 2nd year consultant/senior consultant type of job (managing team of 7, leading client's meetings etc). This is Deloitte's systems integration service line so custom system development. It's a long term project, so I could stay there for as long as I want to.
The pros: good work-life fit, normal hours, like project management, like the team, like responsibilities, mileage reimbursement (~$350/week), guaranteed good ratings
The cons: old technology, same project/client for 2 years, public sector (state government), annoying clients, no points (driving&corporate apartment), poor networking opportunities (outside of public sector)
Now, would you guys say it's better to just take it and keep on doing what I'm doing and driving for another year or two, get good ratings and either go do MBA, or make a senior consultant and stick to Public Sector? Or should I leave now and try to move to commercial side of things, try to get into some upcoming technologies such as SalesForce?
It's hard for me to give up the nice and comfortable position where I basically am a superstar on a project, get an extra salary (in a form of reimbursement for driving/groceries for the apartment etc). However, I feel like I am not really learning anything new and am not going to have a good exit opportunity if ever I choose to get out of consulting.
Thoughts? Comments?
It seems like you have several potential next steps you are weighing... which path interests you the most?
If you don't know, I'd stay until you figure it out. You also could quit, discover yourself, and really put yourself over the fire (although that is a riskier choice). I definitely wouldn't leave for a "next role" until you have a good idea of what you want to do.
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