Consulting is far more brutal. Out Monday, back Friday, every week, unless you're between projects. On the upside, you do get weekends off. On the downside, you'll spend all weekend either sleeping or doing chores.
I did get to go to some cool places as a consultant, but the truth is, airports, taxis, meeting rooms and hotels are the same everywhere in the world. Having great colleagues is a must, there are some good times to be had. But you can't live like that for more than a few years without going crazy.
One competitor company of ours would enter a new territory by renting a nice house in that country and a few people from other offices would all go live there. Like MTV's The Real World. They would be the nucleus and the rest of the office would be made up of traveling consultants and local hires.
I did get to go to some cool places as a consultant, but the truth is, airports, taxis, meeting rooms and hotels are the same everywhere in the world. Having great colleagues is a must, there are some good times to be had. But you can't live like that for more than a few years without going crazy.
One competitor company of ours would enter a new territory by renting a nice house in that country and a few people from other offices would all go live there. Like MTV's The Real World. They would be the nucleus and the rest of the office would be made up of traveling consultants and local hires.