Re: Question for the Consultants

[scott burkhart <burkhart.scott () gmail com>]

Thank you everyone for a the feedback, it has been very helpful. I think the
biggest drawback for me would probably be the travel, I don't know if I
could give up seeing my kids on a daily basis - maybe when they get to be
bit older things will change.

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 5:33 PM, Mike Patterson <mike () snowcrash ca> wrote:

> If you think you'll avoid office politics working for a consultant, I
> think you're wrong twice.  First, you mentioned it's a firm - there'll
> be politics there, just a different kind than you're used to.  You'll
> also get pulled into it at your clients' offices, even if you're not
> fully aware of it.  I think it's a pretty rare company that hires
> consultants and everybody there takes everything the consultant says at
> face value.
>
> Another con for conslutting might be, if you're passionate anyway, that
> they'll reject your advice out of hand.  That stings badly enough, but
> if they're annoyed enough you might get to be on the receiving end of a
> rant to boot.
>
> I'm sure there's more, but that's just what I thought of.
>
> What about things like health care?  Everything more or less the same
> there?
>
> Mike
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