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Great video!! Punchy and to the point!

I discovered your channel a few days ago and I've been binge watching your videos! Kudos for doing consulting for 5 years and being a manager almost SM! I worked at the Big 4 in their government consulting practice for 4 years before leaving for a smaller government contracting business. I appreciate that now my job is a standard 9-5 and that I'm not responsible for sales. And it gives me more time for my personal passion project (developing a team building card game for consultants!)

I agree with you that it’s better to start consulting when you’re young! I know many people do it but I can’t imagine working in such an intense job while also having a family of my own 🥲

Fabulous video, hugely insightful! I enjoyed Isaacson's book on Elon Musk very much! Thanks for creating such a terrific channel! Cheers! 🙂

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Thanks for the content Charlie! I would also be interested in how you conduct different tasks/methods/reports as a consultant in your course. Cant wait!

Watched twice this clear and articulate story and left feeling good but then totally confused, did she take the new role before leaving or not, a true consultant 😂

A role title isn't important, it's what you want to achieve and the outcomes you want to drive personally that are important. We often learn that who we want to be is at odds with what we want to be when we undertake roles. None of it is wasted. They are lessons on this journey of life. Don't forget you're awesome ❤

Love the first 2!! The last one?!

Merry Christmas ❤❤

do you have instagram >?

4:24 great insight and all too prevalent, in companies touting diversity

Three major CON that everybody misses out is the govt lobbying power, land & expand parasite for life, scaffolding weak management by leveraging external validation. (ex BCG)

Good book summary 😅

all the best 🎉

Good video. Thanks for sharing

Unless 'Consulting Charlie' knows something I don't know, about HBO's John Oliver, which indeed she may, I noticed she had several times mentioned something that, if visual, would have caught my eye. Actually, it would have caught both eyes. As I do extremely love comedy as well as making light-hearted comments about the comedian, should they make a gaff, such as laughing at their own joke or not being able to hold a straight face throughout the punchline. This, of course, increases the humoresque quality of the comedian, as well as, points out that like everyone else, makes the occasional verbal faux pas (which I have injected my own term of - 'verbal typo', as I have found many people do not seem to understand the meaning of - 'faux pas'). I digress. As it may be that Ms. 'Consulting Charlie' may indeed be throwing her own slight of hand into the comedy ring, maybe just to see if anyone actually TRULY listened to her. I, for one, did. Even if it wasn't intentional, which I am trending on the idea she did. If so, 'Consulting Charlie', I thank you. Why do I belief I am correct? That is the easiest part. Here is that summation: Anyone who is a consultant who is worth their salt, and she sounds as if she is, and has the bona fides to prove as much, she most probably would not have made the SAME faux pas several times. So, what was this comedic thrust she did several times toward the "Last Week Tonight's" host, John Oliver? She referred to him as "James Oliver".

HI Charlie, I'm curious would you have stayed if Accenture offered a VTO program?

I agree with you on progression but having worked at other consultancies, the ‘support’ is essentially non existent when taking stretch roles because no one has time, absolutely everything is outcome focused in my experience.

Loved the video and I wish I had been watching at 5 in the morning 😂. Let us know when you get to the part of your early a.m. routine where your partner pops by and you have to mask your annoyance 😮 All the best and I enjoy your content. Also, what a good book recommendation. I will check it out.

Great video Charlie, ME definitely CE you!!

Good, useful takeaways Charlie. I’m taking notes. Thank you 😊

Love how you explain the world of consulting! Concise, upbeat and interesting/

Good luck with the restart!

I'm enjoying consulting because I have no responsibilities in life outside of work. I do feel though that it's much more difficult when you have a partner or a child. I know a senior MD that sees their kids two weeks a year cause of their insane workload. I don't know how they do it

Congratulations on your new role and change in circumstances. Your rationale does seem to lend credence to the view that consulting is a profitable business mainly because it can pay 1 FTE to get 1.5 FTE's worth of work, and this is not a sustainable approach; this means that bright young people are mashed through the machine, taken advantage of and the majority either leave or are let go - those who climb the ranks are those willing to sacrifice their health and personal life to work the longer hours required and onboard more bright young things to burn through. Any decent employer, with a view to the long term, would want to keep hold of as many experienced staff as possible and support them through life up and downs so that they get an 'average of 1 FTE's worth of work out of them across their employment. Taking the opposite approach means that consultancy will continue to be a superficial industry, dealing with the 'obvious' and charging to add quick resource to overstretched companies in times of strain. If the 1980s consulting mantra of cutting back to the bare bones the number of staff needed to perform a given task, there would be more staff to provide resilience and extra capacity in those times of strain.

Great to hear from you again, looking forward to seeing more from you!

Its interesting that your going back to a "Normal job". I'm doing the same thing for th e exact same reason. I actull y started down this path becuase of you and your videos and Journery. I'm also leaving ACN for the same reasons. Thanks!

Your honest and well thought out content is wonderful, so thanks for doing what you’re doing! Your 3 reasons for leaving make a ton of sense; best of luck!

I totally agree with working with off shore team challenges :).

Love seeing the good boy 😍 … oh and welcome back Charlie 😂 Looking forward to hearing the updates! AI tools will be a good video

Welcome back Charlie!!! So good to hear back from you :)

It would be great to post a video on how they create that cult that changes your mindset.

Hey, can you go through on average how long it will take to progress from each seniority level in uk please?

This is hilarious lmao, rly got me at the feeling purple part

Please can you do a video on being an operations analyst?

Thanks for sharing these!

This is helping me for an interview

I'm a senior consultant in Accenture now doing agile delivery. I'm hoping to make consultant EoY. Thank you so much for this video- I'm inspired! Would it be possible if we catch up and talk in greater depth about your experience? ☺️

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I’ve been in consulting for four months and already I’m looking to leave I’m burned out beyond hell I don’t know why they do this to people

Wish you a happy new year! 🎉

AI will make you a commodity. How does anyone not know that at this point. Accenture IS the brave new world you wanted. Enjoy the dystopia that’s coming. See what happens when you live for ego and identify with emotions. You will suffer. I wish you well.

I think there’s a saying if you can’t do, you consult. Doesn’t matter how pretty your deck is at the end of the day it’s about the deliverable. Why would a top data scientist join the firm, if he want to go for pay rise/ promo he’ll get bs, “ did great work, but not enoguh internal work😂😂”- quits to work for google

Appreciate your insight. Very similar to mine.

Great content! Will you able to create a video on how appraisal hikes percentages work in consulting? Thanks. Great going!

Hey it's gold, i'll save it to my watch later, thanks a lot

I work at a tier2/tier 3 and that site seems pretty accurate to me.

Great insight on Accenture's culture, it totally resonates with me!!