I am working for a consulting firm, current engagement with Verizon. I feel consulting is worst, specially what I am doing in my role. 1. It feels like my main objective is to fill in as many hours as possible 2. I hate the onshore-offshore collaboration. It feels like a 14 hour workday 3. I am not learning anything useful other than blabbering stuff to make it look like progress is happening 4. No stability, always to live under the pressure to maintain the client-vendor equation 5. Low ball pay with no direct benefits from company growth, no RSUs 6. Feeling inept to switch because what I have done in last 3 years does not translate into building any strong skill set 7. Promotion here means getting into the roles with more "client interaction" and deeper into the BS I mostly work on SQL to understand and stitch the data, but that's about it. Anyone who moved from a similar role to in-house analytics teams elsewhere? Would love to hear about the steps you took to get into a better career progression. Also, who are currently in similar role, rant along :D! TC: 120k, YOE: 3
If you’re very good at SQL, you can be a data analyst in a tech co and work on data pipelines / visualization / analysis etc. You’ll earn at least 120 cash, 30 equity. If you don’t screw up interviews.
In a similar situation for last 2 years. Desperate to get out but have no sellable skills to show on resume. The offshore connects at odd times is wrecking my family life. If there are any groups for DS/DA/BI interview prep at FAANG or other tech companies, please include me as well. I want to desperately do the right learning, practice interviews and move out.
I’m also consulting with Verizon. In my second year and will likely be my last year if I do not convert into an FTE. Try exploring transitioning from just analytics to communications.
Having been a consultant, I feel your pain. But, in truth: 1. Yeah, you’re a consultant. As a revenue resource, you have to bill clients. 2. Set your hours. It’s on you if you set up meetings at night or early. Do one or the other, and set a boundary, lead by example for the offshore team. 3. Insert into any job. Unless you’re a PhD researcher, this is gonna happen anywhere. 4. Any client facing role is like this. Eng specific roles are likely going to be living under hitting your feature deadlines. 5. No argument there. 6. Soft skills! They aren’t valued on blind for sure, but no execs want to talk to an engineer who can’t clearly explain what they are doing. 7. Again, you’re a consultant. That’s kind of the gig. Instead of client facing delivery, it’s client facing strategy and influence. Which, again to point 6, does translate. I do feel you though, the consulting rat race can be tough.