Why I quit my consulting job.

[@tranquilbakergentletraveller]

The quitting framework was really interesting. It takes the emotion out of what can be a really emotional decision for most people. I was in this position around this time last year. What helped me was reading books about fear and worry, and taking 2 weeks annual leave and spending some of that time contemplating whether I would stay or quit my job. I ended up quitting my job of 4 years. Afterwards, I returned to study for a semester and then found an entry-level job in my industry of choice. I'm happier and more optimistic about the future than I've ever felt.

[@tintinsmith]

Yeah absolutely that’s why I love it so much! That’s so great to hear, it sounds like you made the right decision, I think it is absolutely about education yourself about fear, risk and learning about yourself. That’s how I approach it anyway, thanks for the comment!

[@tranquilbakergentletraveller]

@@tintinsmith Thanks for the reply 🙂

[@ghostpeppered4524]

The title of this video should be, "How to quit your job." That was an excellent framework for analyzing your decision. More people should use it!

[@PrincessSakuno]

This was really meaningful and i felt like i got alot of value out of your video. I especially like how you narrate your thoughts so eloquently, i feel like ive defs felt the same as yoi but i would not have thought to express them like that so i loved it

[@emilyau8023]

It's so interesting that during my research for this career I came across so many consultant KZbinrs who hyped up the life, and then after a few months passed they'd post how they quit/left. Just goes to show in-depth research is important cause if I just watched the videos that showed they were happy then I would still believe I wanted this career.

[@tintinsmith]

Yeah so true Emily. But I would say that everyone had a different experience with it, and consulting is a good place to learn things early on in your career. But if you do research into lots of careers and consulting still seems like it’s not for you then that’s probably a good indicator!

[@emilyau8023]

@@tintinsmith For sure, I'm the type of person who wants a work/life balance and just never wanted to travel so much due to many commitments at home. Thanks for your video!

[@tintinsmith]

@@emilyau8023 Ah yeah I didn't want to travel too much either. No problem at all, thanks for commenting! Nice to hear from the viewers

[@sismandarin8636]

Love your clear logic and independent thinking, thank you for sharing and we believe you deserve and you will have more and more subscribers very soon!

[@tintinsmith]

Thank you so much that's really nice of you to say! Glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@dead4057]

This video is so helpful for me right now. I'm super unhappy in a position that pays really well, is challenging, good colleagues,, but it's in a city I hate, unorganised and underesourced. I can take a huge pay cut to move home and pivot across to consulting (Im an engineer), but have full flexibility to pursue other things outside of work. I'm definitely at the 90% but wanting the 100%, and staying with "The Devil I know". I need the quantitative reasoning to help me make decisions, and you really helped! :)

[@tintinsmith]

So glad it helped :) sounds like a tough decision, good luck!

[@belle-wd1mf]

Love that he chose passion, it’s always a difficult decision to make, but it’s very inspiring

[@tintinsmith]

thanks Belle :)

[@HariShreyaiampersephone]

As someone who is into online tutoring, the high you get after a particularly good class is worth it! Working on promoting my edu start up is really satisfying as it also helps me pursue my other interests in public policy, so it will all work out in the end. Good luck man!

[@tintinsmith]

Yeah I love it too, thanks and good luck to you too sounds cool!

[@josephbellchoons]

Nice one Tintin! I've been tutoring / education consulting for about two years now - enjoy the work + the hours give me the time to focus on my music too. Definitely took me a while to build up my work and get comfortable with making my own schedule but it's been worth it - good luck!

[@tintinsmith]

Thanks Joe! Ah awesome yeah it can work super well, good to hear it’s going well for you too! Also love your music, keep it up :)

[@MrLGD1234]

As a grad business consultant freshly into the industry, this was the video I needed

[@NF992]

I rarely comment on KZbin, But this is seriously a great video. It can be an eye-opener to whoever isn't content with his current job. Even though I have been reading/researching a lot about job fulfillment, your thought process and questions really made one choice outweigh the other. From this video, I am 100% sure that your communications skills and knowledge in self-development, along with the quitting experience, will help you nail your desired field. Thanks!

[@tintinsmith]

Wow Naif that's amazing to hear thank you ❤ It's my dream to get comments from people who rarely comment haha so you've really made me feel great this morning thank you. I'm really glad that you got something from this, I'm going to be making lots more videos about this kind of thing! Hope you have an awesome day wherever you are :)

[@srinjoychaudhuri1168]

You are amazing. I love your style of narration, detailed description. Keep up the good work

[@tintinsmith]

Thanks so much! Really appreciate the kind words :)

[@nishnosh]

The video I didn't know I needed! Thank you...I find myself in the same position you were in. Cheers

[@tintinsmith]

You’re welcome! Glad I could help :)

[@harshithnag3458]

I loved the video. I almost knew some points which are present in the video. But the 51% thing,the importance of learning,unskew the scales and blocking the pessimistic and cynical people things were very helpful. And I will add those things in.

[@tintinsmith]

So glad that there are some new insights for you Harshith, that’s exactly what I try to share! Thanks for the comment and support as ever :)

[@harshithnag3458]

@@tintinsmith well how can I not have them,sometimes you talk so well and I am really interested in this stuff.

[@tintinsmith]

@@harshithnag3458 so kind! Thank you, your support means a lot ❤️

[@lindaflow5434]

You‘re a cool guy! I‘m kind of in a similar situation now. I have a really boring but stable job. AND I got accepted for a masters program which will start in october. But I‘m completely overwhelmed with making a decision -.- wish you all the best!

[@tintinsmith]

Haha thanks Linda! I find those big life decisions so hard to make, but I've realised so does everyone. Sometimes when I think about them now, it genuinely is the 51% decision making rule which I mentioned in the video that I use. Most of the time I realise I am way more than 51% certain about something, I'm just scared because I don't have 100% !

[@travelitin3754]

Nice video tintin, one of the best advice on job quitting framework. Perhaps you should summarise the advices in a simple diagram - they are great!

[@tintinsmith]

Thanks! Ah good idea maybe I’ll do that in the future!

[@T.Green.]

Great video man, very insightful. Thanks

[@ConnorWidmaier]

Congratulations to you and Ahmed! I respect your framework. Let's keep learning the good stuff🚀

[@tintinsmith]

Thanks Connor! Let’s keep going :)

[@clifordrex]

Thanks for sharing the quitting framework! Really insightful. I agree that it is indeed helpful!

[@tintinsmith]

Thanks Cliford, glad you liked it, I find it really useful so wanted to share with more people!

[@unb1987]

Great insights, thank you for your effort

[@JB-cc7yl]

Rooting for you! I also have quit my first high salary tech job back in the USA cuz I felt dead inside. It was a tough but worth-it decision. Still doing a tech job in Seoul but I'm trying to change my job to strategy consultant. Now I'm interested in working in London too. Curious about your MBTI Tintin!

[@tintinsmith]

Thank you JB! Ah great to hear, hope you get the strategy consultant job. By MBTI do you mean the personality test?

[@ankitlakshya450]

@@tintinsmith how different is strategy consulting from management consulting

[@tintinsmith]

@@ankitlakshya450 They're relatively similar, strategy consulting is really just a branch within management consulting. In general, management consulting deals with how businesses are managed and operated, and strategy consulting deals with which markets the business might operate him, how they position themselves within that market, what the value they are offering is etc and things like that. Hope that helps and this is quite a useful resource I found to explain it better! blog.hubspot.com/sales/strategy-vs-management-consulting#:~:text=A%20typical%20management%20consultant%20is,advice%20on%20specific%20management%20topics.

[@ankitlakshya450]

@@tintinsmith thank you very much

[@philopapos]

Great video on decision-making framework w regard to changing your career!

[@tintinsmith]

Thank you!!

[@gloriettaalabang8329]

You already had the experience from the consulting. It will be a big help in your resume/ portfolio.

[@tintinsmith]

Thanks Glorietta, I agree it can be useful to get a corporate firm on your CV early in your career

[@ahmedhallajian8886]

Quitting your job is gonna become the new Harlem Shake

[@tintinsmith]

Heck yeah, it’s quitting season baby

[@AleArno9]

LMAO

[@Lexie.Kessie]

I love intelligent people , and you’re one of them 🚀

[@tintinsmith]

You’ve clearly not seen enough of my videos

[@Lexie.Kessie]

@@tintinsmith 💀💀😂

[@jomortonbrown]

Great work, Tintin

[@tintinsmith]

Thanks Flourish :)

[@Okology]

This has been very helpful.

[@tintinsmith]

Glad to hear it Oko

[@ajibiseaanuoluwa2283]

Do you want your Boss' job resonates well and helped me analyze how I feel towards the job. It's a key indicator to understand my emotions better to choosing my passion. Thank you 😊

[@boahgeil465]

30k pounds per year in GB? Damn, wages are low regarding the high cost of living there

[@tintinsmith]

Yeah it’s actually since increased at the company to around £35k but for a graduate salary it’s pretty good, London is super expensive right now though

[@yogscastrio]

Congratulations you know have skin in the game

[@agentlassi]

Love your Casio!!!

[@tintinsmith]

Hahah, thanks!

[@JCHP23]

Consultants even have a framework for quitting

[@tintinsmith]

Lol yep 😆

[@Erik-nw8cn]

30k for a consultant in London? 🤯🤯 In Germany we complain about getting 50k eur as entry.

[@tintinsmith]

Wow yeah that's a good salary! It depends though, you can get a lot more in other consulting firms, I wasn't in the big 4 but if you are you can get more like 45-50k starting salary

[@boahgeil465]

@@tintinsmith Idk about other countries, but in germany, big 4 pays only average. There are much better paying consulting companies here

[@tintinsmith]

@@boahgeil465 interesting, yeah there are lots of well paid firms here too but big 4 are the highest as far as I am aware

[@slicex3408]

"Consultant". Hehe. Never understood what makes you feel so important. Most of the things you consult is basic common sense, which your conusltees already have.

[@tintinsmith]

@@slicex3408 ​ @sliceX maybe, but it doesn't mean you can't still make videos and if people want to watch them then that's their decision, not forcing anyone too!

[@CaribouDataScience]

Were you a independent contractor or were you working through a agency?

[@tintinsmith]

I was working for a company full time as a mangement consultant. They would win work with a client and then I'd work with the client. I hope that helps?

[@digitalsumanraj9891]

Good decision I appreciate you.. You can million pounds earn in per year if start online education sector..

[@petrahallerdancer3967]

I just watched a video of another consultant that had 100k a year starting salary out of college. Is the income in the Uk that much lower or is it more the firm you are consulting for?

[@tintinsmith]

Yeah it's definitely lower in the UK but I also had a lower salary than the big consulting firms like McKinsey or BCG, they would be closer to 50-60k graduate salary

[@kull796]

Hey Tintin! new sub here, what's your degree? I'd like to learn more about your studies or how you started on the consulting path. Thanks!

[@tintinsmith]

Hey Kull, thanks for the sub! nice to have you here. I studied Classics at UCL so nothing that related, and just applied for some consulting graduate schemes. If you want to hear more about it watch this video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpbHcq1pe9BgqKM&ab_channel=TintinSmith

[@awryno116]

Hi mate, just wondering how you got into a consulting job through a ancient history degree? Did you have prior experience in business etc? I just graduated in a bachelor of human sciences majoring in community service and health promotion? Would I still be able to progress into that sort of job? Obviously isn’t heaps related to a job like consulting, business etc?

[@tintinsmith]

Hey mate. Yeah I just applied, i didn't really have any relevant work experience or anything, I just did ok at uni and applied to a few grad schemes. So yes you can progress into any job! Just try send of a as many applications as you can for graduate stuff really

[@EmperorMingg]

Not to pry, but did you make bonuses on top of the £30k?

[@tintinsmith]

Yes we did but they were relatively small, maybe a couple grand if you're lucky

[@Richard_GIS]

Often Ytrs also get fireed after they make a day in... video when the company find it out without the permission from them

[@tintinsmith]

Ah interesting, that’s not what happened to me but I’m sure it can happen

[@hemshah1567]

Did you worked at one of the MBB firms ?

[@tintinsmith]

Hey Hem! I worked at a company called Arcadis, they were a design and engineering consultancy :) you can check my LinkedIn if you want to find out more about them!

[@SpecialLeutnant1]

30k as a management consultant?

[@tintinsmith]

Yeah there's a lot of variety in salary in the role tbh, depends on the type of firm and the work that they do

[@LegendaryGTR]

Funny that you essentially made a matrix to figure out wanting to quit consulting.

[@tintinsmith]

Haha yeah I know, consultant approach to quitting

[@LegendaryGTR]

@@tintinsmith Talked yourself out a job. I wish employers would understand that mentality rn with the great resignation.

[@avneeshmishra7609]

Make more lifestyle videos

[@tintinsmith]

Maybe!

[@JS-kc2xs]

9:30 🤣🤣🤣

[@billcaan4192]

Lol will u now be selling courses or become a life style coach... let's jus hope that's not the case because let's be honest that will just be a money grab and not something hou would to "help ppl"

[@tintinsmith]

hahah maybe, but I'd hopefully make them actually useful if I ever did

[@billcaan4192]

@@tintinsmith loool I was right haha

[@Docketsattestation]

if you are searching for the best business consultancy in calicut click on the link www.ybnconsultancy.com/

[@oziasemmanuelmusic]

❣️❣️🇳🇬

[@MrDivad006]

In what world is 30k an excellent graduate salary? lol

[@tintinsmith]

It's the average salary in the whole of the UK, so I see it as a great salary. To be earning the average salary of anyone in the country straight out of university at 22-24 years old is kind of crazy. It's all perspective though obviously, depends on what you need or want

[@billcaan4192]

What country do you live in and what are the salaries there for standard grad jobs. Let's start there shall we

[@freshandpears8531]

You shouldn’t have quit