To paraphrase a well known quote, “To Consult or not to Consult, that is the question.”
Due to reasons beyond my control (or maybe not), I find myself looking for work. I find that I have several choices ahead of me and I really need more information to proceed.
My choices are:
1. Look for another employer.
2. Try my had at Consulting.
3. Try another field of work.
4. Go crawl into a cave and write something.
To be quite honest, I am being pushed to do #1, but I have been really wanting to do #2.
Because of how poorly managed I was, deep in my heart, I want to do #3 & #4.
Intellectually, I can see that poor management is a bit of a two-way street. It really is all about communication. But, really, that man kind of scared me. (A hard thing for a guy to admit in a public forum.) Between the yelling rampages and the veins popping up on his forehead, I didn’t know whether the man was going to pop a nut or murder someone.
I guess what I am really digging for is this:
What does it take to be a consultant?
What are the bonuses and the drawbacks?
What made you get into it in the first place?
What made you give it up (If you did)?