This is true... if you make it true. My time as a consultant included the most challenging stuff I've probably worked on; but it was also some of the most rewa

This is true... if you make it true. My time as a consultant included the most challenging stuff I've probably worked on; but it was also some of the most rewarding work I've done. Consulting is a pretty vast world; you can be a glorified contractor or you can go help companies actually solve some of their deep problems. If you have a good customer-base, you can be up to your ears in interesting work and get paid incredibly well for it. The downside is that you're a bit of a ronin, and you have to be ruthless with the customers you keep as well as the new customers you bring on. I don't think I have the energy to do it full time any more, because it is incredibly time consuming; but I am definitely glad I did it for as long as I did.