Has anyone ever gone from a client-facing role into an in-house one and felt disappointed and tried to go back to a client-facing role?

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I'm a new mom at one of the big 4 and really unhappy with the new responsibilities I have in my internal position even though I'm happy I have better work-life balance. I'm trying to figure out whether there are better internal roles for me or whether this is just the trade-off I have to make. Anyone else been in this situation?

Anonymous · Answer

I've not been in this situation at a BIg4 but within a corporate and think that it may not be that different even though it wasn't consulting. In my case, I actually went to the head of the group I wanted to work in and made a pitch for myself to join his group....it didn't work out in the end but I applied for another role that was a better fit for the type of work I wanted to do. Personally, I wouldn't give up on getting the work you want -- work/life balance matters but you still have to spend most of your waking hours at work so it matters whether you feel fulfilled while you'er there.

Has anyone ever gone from a client-facing role into an in-house one and felt disappointed and tried to go back to a client-facing role?

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