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The company I started working for this year sells services, i.e. makes all it's revenue from billing clients for projects. I don't know exactly what their intentions were when they hired me, but I know that the large majority of work I've been doing is internal projects that are supposed be on the backburner for when there isn't any client-facing work that would otherwise take priority. For the past few weeks, I've felt bad having to fill out my time sheet and putting "Internal Projects and Meetings" for 3/4 of the hours, but then again I can't help the fact that there hasn't been enough client-facing work for the role I fill. I know I do a good job and I enjoy the work, especially the internal projects, which I suppose are related to getting more clients and therefore aren't necessarily "money down the drain." I also know of potential upcoming client-facing projects I will be involved in, although I don't know whether the deals have been finalized.
Am I worrying too much? When I have my biweekly meeting with my manager, in which I'm supposed to ask him about any questions or concerns that I have, should I bring up this, and if so, how?
The company I started working for this year sells services, i.e. makes all it's revenue from billing clients for projects. I don't know exactly what their intentions were when they hired me, but I know that the large majority of work I've been doing is internal projects that are supposed be on the backburner for when there isn't any client-facing work that would otherwise take priority. For the past few weeks, I've felt bad having to fill out my time sheet and putting "Internal Projects and Meetings" for 3/4 of the hours, but then again I can't help the fact that there hasn't been enough client-facing work for the role I fill. I know I do a good job and I enjoy the work, especially the internal projects, which I suppose are related to getting more clients and therefore aren't necessarily "money down the drain." I also know of potential upcoming client-facing projects I will be involved in, although I don't know whether the deals have been finalized.
Am I worrying too much? When I have my biweekly meeting with my manager, in which I'm supposed to ask him about any questions or concerns that I have, should I bring up this, and if so, how?
Next meeting ask your manager if it would be possible to have more client based projects.
If the answer is no...then start looking for another job that can offer you the kind of opportunities you are looking for.
No need to stay in dead end job. Every month you waste doing meaningless projects is a month that you could be
somewhere learning valuable skills that will help you in the long run.
How long have you been working in this role?
If you're an FNG, it's typical to be assigned odd jobs, perhaps giving you a chance to learn how things work internally, until you're ready for real external clients.
And, yes, that's what you should be discussing with your boss in these 1-on-1's. What else would you be discussing?
Next meeting ask your manager if it would be possible to have more client based projects.
It's not that I don't like internal projects, but that I'm afraid they don't have a need for me unless they get me on client-facing projects. I fear that they hired me with the expectation of getting more billable projects than they are getting.
I'm sick of client facing projects. Expectations all out of whack with what they're willing to pay and then you have to spend so much time stroking egos. Give me some internal projects any day.
The company I started working for this year sells services, i.e. makes all it's revenue from billing clients for projects. I don't know exactly what their intentions were when they hired me, but I know that the large majority of work I've been doing is internal projects that are supposed be on the backburner for when there isn't any client-facing work that would otherwise take priority. For the past few weeks, I've felt bad having to fill out my time sheet and putting "Internal Projects and Meetings" for 3/4 of the hours, but then again I can't help the fact that there hasn't been enough client-facing work for the role I fill. I know I do a good job and I enjoy the work, especially the internal projects, which I suppose are related to getting more clients and therefore aren't necessarily "money down the drain." I also know of potential upcoming client-facing projects I will be involved in, although I don't know whether the deals have been finalized.
Am I worrying too much? When I have my biweekly meeting with my manager, in which I'm supposed to ask him about any questions or concerns that I have, should I bring up this, and if so, how?
Although while on the bench you are helping internal projects, I would personally feel very uncomfortable working for a firm where I was not doing any client work especially if that was what I was hired to do.
I work for a small consulting firm and we have an employee who unlike you doesn't really even work on the internal projects that well (she just isn't a self starter) and it has made everyone very resentful of her. After this last part time client gig is finished she will be fired.
Talk about your concerns to your manager, it may be somewhat normal for your company to have people slowly come off of the bench and work internally for awhile.
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