A Week as a Consultant: What is it like to travel, really? Why I got out.

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A week in my (past) life working for Accenture. I had to travel every week. A lot of people ask me what it is like to travel, so I made this video that gives the pros and cons. I give an honest take on my experience and why I got out of traveling for work.

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@subtitles1431 5 лет назад

Gonna be a first year consulting analyst soon, thanks for making this video

@Dusticron 4 года назад

How is the year going?

@evonjoe215 5 лет назад

I'm actually starting as a consultant with Accenture out if the Atlanta office next month. Thanks for the insight!

@Dusticron 5 лет назад

Good luck, the new office looks really cool.

@eliteeverywheredj 4 года назад

The lifestyle fit was clearly not there for you. Glad you made the best decision for your happiness and thank you for sharing this “week in the life”

@Dusticron 4 года назад

Thanks. I do understand where it would be appealing to a younger person, just not me.

@sHaDowWarMasTer1 3 месяца назад

Highly looking for more infor in this field

@jimbojimbo6873 Год назад

Man since Covid it’s been so much better not travelling every week as the norm.

@maisthatsdenzel 4 года назад

Hey I just graduated last month with a double major in finance and marketing, and am strongly interested in becoming a consultant for Accenture. I am single and am willing to travel. My biggest thing is the lack of experience I have, and am wondering will that hinder me from gaining an entry level position with the company

@garrett5386 2 года назад

did u ever get into consulting?

@hashooom994 2 года назад

@@garrett5386 Curious as well

@dendi1076 3 года назад

3 years in consulting i havent got a chance to travel. not even once.

@oliviac5028 2 года назад

Why not?

@garrett5386 2 года назад

@@oliviac5028 covid i'm assuming

@jimbojimbo6873 Год назад

Cobid

@Treygunnz1 4 года назад

Hi, thanks for making this video, super helpful. Can you tell me how long you worked for Accenture before leaving?

@Dusticron 4 года назад

About a year.

@nomad__raj 4 года назад

Hey, do you get your spendings on taxi , flight, hotel stay get reimbursed by your company?

@Dusticron 4 года назад

Yes!

@domlglover 5 лет назад

Hi Dusty. I was just wondering if first-year consultants travel a lot? Or do you need to have some years of experience before the company allows your to travel?

@Dusticron 5 лет назад

I was traveling out the gate with Accenture. It is good if you are single it would be great, but I think it might still get old.

@js-ed4lv 4 года назад

travel hours aren't billable for consultants? it's billable for my kind of consulting

@Dusticron 4 года назад

Depends. I am guessing from company to company. For accenture, if you travel during the week, it is not billable (unless you are working on the plane or train or whatever). If you fly out on the weekend, then it is billable.

@sankalp511 2 года назад

Do a sap consultants travel a lot ?

@jghjjhkhkhk 4 года назад

Hey, I work at avanade! Im not traveling though

@Dusticron 4 года назад

Good. Traveling will take it out of you. I hope you like buddy!

@tangerinekpopper1868 3 года назад

How is it working in Avanade?

@jghjjhkhkhk 3 года назад

@@tangerinekpopper1868 I've since left to come work at Microsoft. But my division in Avanade was really great. A lot of smart people and a lot of learning. The company as a whole cares about the employee from what I experienced

@tangerinekpopper1868 3 года назад

@@jghjjhkhkhk that's good to hear!

@richeyvlogs6101 2 года назад

What time of job they give you for the Travel Consultant

@Elias-qp7cz 5 лет назад

Do u think it’s worth it to work at a top company for 2-3 years out of undergrad?

@Dusticron 5 лет назад

I feel like that is a loaded question? Is the Central City Police lab not working out?

@Elias-qp7cz 5 лет назад

Dusty different timeline where I’m actually a consultant haha. But I’m actually 16 years old and I’m looking to become a management consultant/work in the field for 2-3 years and then exit into doing something else. Watching your video I’m not sure if it would be worth doing it for a few years at a top company like Accenture. I was thinking of working at a Top 25 company. What’s your advice?

@Dusticron 5 лет назад

@@Elias-qp7cz I think if you plan to get out, it's a great idea. It's a good time to travel, as a young person I mean. You will get some great experience. Make sure you make the exit at 2-3 years, because you will make more money. If you stay in after that, you will definitely be underpaid.

@Elias-qp7cz 5 лет назад

Dusty thanks Dusty Do you think I could get a good exit opp after 2-3 years or do I have to get an MBA after 2-3 years?

@Dusticron 4 года назад

@@Elias-qp7cz Sorry for the delay; honestly, the connections you make during your time consulting may play the most significant role in determining that.

@lg3103 3 года назад

Brings back bad memories. I can't get the annoying club music at 7 am in the hallways and elevators at Aloft hotel. Ugh! I worked for ACN 2 years and then quit for a local job. More than half my time with them was spent searching for another job. Prior to Accenture I worked for another firm in Big 4 that was very different when it came to the client. The biggest difference was that Accenture was nothing more than a rebadge (staff augmentation) role. You are not a real consultant. You are a glorified contractor. That is it. The per diem was another joke. Did not come close to working with Big 4 where we could expense actuals vs. a cheap per diem. ACN manages to a 10% expense maximum where its 15% at other firms. Glad I left.