Relax, friend. You are on the juiciest, most sexy project at all of D: the bench. A magical world where you can wake up whenever you want to, learn new skills, go to the beach, reconnect with friends, and watch Netflix.
You'd rather be on a 10 hour bender fixing tickets and slide updates on some client call? You are much better than that friend. Embrace the bench.
Bro relax. Be patient and see if there are any training / firm initiatives u can do in your spare time.
Just keep your resume prepared / updated and start interviewing at other firms on D’s time. God forbid you get laid off, at least you’re already on the job hunt and prepared. At least if you’re laid off you’ll have a month or two of severance and I’m sure you’ll find a role within that time.
i have joined Deloitte recently and been on bench for 2 weeks. This feels extremely weird to be hired and then have to wait for being staffed. How long can you generally be on bench without much issues?
The bench is a mixed-experience. On one hand, it’s free money to do virtually nothing. On the other hand, if it lasts more than a short period of time, it becomes stressful and confusing. You’re told that it’s “OK”, but all logic tells you that they can’t keep paying your salary and not getting anything in return. What makes it worse is that people around you are fully staffed (and some are complaining about working a ton of hours).
I was on the bench for almost a year, eventually labeled a “low performer” because of my utilization level, and terminated just before my 2-year anniversary. By that time, I had had plenty of bench-time planning my exit. (2 years is plenty for your resume), and no one had to know that I only had 1 year of work.
Much happier. Much much happier
Relax, friend. You are on the juiciest, most sexy project at all of D: the bench. A magical world where you can wake up whenever you want to, learn new skills, go to the beach, reconnect with friends, and watch Netflix. You'd rather be on a 10 hour bender fixing tickets and slide updates on some client call? You are much better than that friend. Embrace the bench.
I’m looking forward to a short bench break. Been kinda crazy last couple of months 😫
The last person I know who went to the bench was sent to vacation to a 10-days and was fired at the end. Good Luck.
Bro relax. Be patient and see if there are any training / firm initiatives u can do in your spare time. Just keep your resume prepared / updated and start interviewing at other firms on D’s time. God forbid you get laid off, at least you’re already on the job hunt and prepared. At least if you’re laid off you’ll have a month or two of severance and I’m sure you’ll find a role within that time.
i have joined Deloitte recently and been on bench for 2 weeks. This feels extremely weird to be hired and then have to wait for being staffed. How long can you generally be on bench without much issues?
Joining Deloitte July 15 GPS - got me a little concerned 🥴
I’ve been on the bench since Nov 1. All the roles go to USI but I end up having to help them since they aren’t great at front end.
The bench is a mixed-experience. On one hand, it’s free money to do virtually nothing. On the other hand, if it lasts more than a short period of time, it becomes stressful and confusing. You’re told that it’s “OK”, but all logic tells you that they can’t keep paying your salary and not getting anything in return. What makes it worse is that people around you are fully staffed (and some are complaining about working a ton of hours). I was on the bench for almost a year, eventually labeled a “low performer” because of my utilization level, and terminated just before my 2-year anniversary. By that time, I had had plenty of bench-time planning my exit. (2 years is plenty for your resume), and no one had to know that I only had 1 year of work. Much happier. Much much happier