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How has your work hours change after you move to industry/tech?

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New answer on Mar 14, 2021
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Anonymous A asked on Mar 11, 2021

How has your work hours change after you move to industry/tech? Please indiacte your location and job.

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Ian
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replied on Mar 11, 2021
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Big surprise: Dramatically better!

I moved to Data Consulting and hours dropped from about 65/70 per week to 45/50.

Of course, if I had gone away from consulting altogether, my hours likely would have dropped lower to 40.

Also, stress: Much much less!

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Gaurav
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Statistically, when you move from consulting to any other sphere, your hours drastically decrease. It’s quite a good exit opportunity, with much less stress and more opportunities to improve your work-life balance.

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replied on Mar 12, 2021
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Hey there,

Went from McK to a fintech scale-up in Austria.

Hours went from 65 to 45 per week and no travel (due to COVID). Stress-levels were similar though...

Cheers,
Florian

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