I want to get out of any job having to do with the government.

[Anonymous]

I’m worried that the entire industry will go away. I’ve never been a fed but have spent my (short - 8 year) career working for a Deloitte type firm and a defense contractor, both as a client serving ‘management consultant’ and as an internal business development/proposal manager. I’m just at a loss of what to do. Not opposed to going back to school. I’ve thought about accounting or something healthcare related.

[Anonymous]

Yeah A.I. will definitely replace that specialized field. Good to get a jump on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah A.I. will definitely replace that specialized field. Good to get a jump on it.

What do you mean, specialized field?

[Anonymous]

As we are seeing now, there are virtually no fields that are unaffected by the federal government, whether through funding or regulation.

[Anonymous]

same, sister, same. I am looking at big corporations but have not had a huge amount of luck. The interviews I have had want me to support their federal sector which is what I want to get away from

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:same, sister, same. I am looking at big corporations but have not had a huge amount of luck. The interviews I have had want me to support their federal sector which is what I want to get away from

Yeah. I did get a callback at cap one but they seem to hire anyone!

[Anonymous]

I am at a similar firm and transferred internally to our not-federal practice earlier this year. It has been such a relief.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am at a similar firm and transferred internally to our not-federal practice earlier this year. It has been such a relief.

good for you!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah A.I. will definitely replace that specialized field. Good to get a jump on it.

Hello, stupid AI.

[Anonymous]

Have you thought about staying at the Sam firm but moving to another office (if possible)? Just about every other city in the country (except maybe Huntsville, San Diego, and Norfolk) have economies much less reliant on federal work.

[Anonymous]

SAME. Very stressed out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m worried that the entire industry will go away. I’ve never been a fed but have spent my (short - 8 year) career working for a Deloitte type firm and a defense contractor, both as a client serving ‘management consultant’ and as an internal business development/proposal manager. I’m just at a loss of what to do. Not opposed to going back to school. I’ve thought about accounting or something healthcare related.

I am at a loss as to why you want this. Why?

[Anonymous]

I’m not even a fed and I know why OP would want this.

Go for it OP. Look into stuff. And ignore the people that say AI will replace everything. They said that about the internet too. AI is just a tool we will use in different fields an we will adapt with it over time.

[Anonymous]

You need to leave the DC area, most of the jobs here are at least tangentially related to the federal government, even if they look unrelated at first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m worried that the entire industry will go away. I’ve never been a fed but have spent my (short - 8 year) career working for a Deloitte type firm and a defense contractor, both as a client serving ‘management consultant’ and as an internal business development/proposal manager. I’m just at a loss of what to do. Not opposed to going back to school. I’ve thought about accounting or something healthcare related.

Most types of healthcare and government are heavily intertwined.