Yeah, the benefits of being younger with no family to raise yet
I learned a lot, especially working for big enterprises. There are software and hardware someone doing SMB can only dream of - all available to download and muck around with. The most I ever stayed on for any contract was about a year, so I was exposed to many things.
That being said, it feels like the golden years of consulting is less bright now. My own career started at the tail end of the hey day. I certainly envy my predecessors sometimes who did consulting work in the 90s and early aughts. There just seems to be a lot more politics now, and it’s difficult to compete against large contracting companies.
I learned a lot, especially working for big enterprises. There are software and hardware someone doing SMB can only dream of - all available to download and muck around with. The most I ever stayed on for any contract was about a year, so I was exposed to many things.
That being said, it feels like the golden years of consulting is less bright now. My own career started at the tail end of the hey day. I certainly envy my predecessors sometimes who did consulting work in the 90s and early aughts. There just seems to be a lot more politics now, and it’s difficult to compete against large contracting companies.