来源:四大新鲜事儿

近日,在《商业内幕》发布的一篇文章中,原德勤咨询顾问Nicole Chan Loeb分享了自己的离职创业感想。让我们一起来看看吧。

Nicole Chan Loeb是一位38岁的摄影师、摄像师,也是两个孩子的母亲。她的职业生涯始于德勤的管理顾问职位,3年后辞职。
Nicole Chan Loeb的领英履历显示,其曾于2007年6月至2010年10月在德勤咨询公司任管理顾问,于2018年1月至今在非营利组织波士顿社区咨询团队任管理顾问。


《商业内幕》的这篇文章基于与Nicole Chan Loeb的一次谈话。

我一直很喜欢数字,数学也很好,所以我大学的专业是金融。大三时,我选修了一门商业课程,课程涉及项目工作,这点燃了我对管理咨询的热情。在一次校园招聘会上与德勤的代表交谈后,我申请并被录取了大三结束后的暑期实习。
我很享受实习。我有幸被安排在一支优秀的团队,大量的支持以及公司内部明确的晋升路径使我在暑假结束时接受了正式聘请邀请。
我的父母是第一代移民,我觉得他们选择美国就是为了让我有这些机会。我想他们为我学习金融、毕业后找到这样的工作而感到兴奋和自豪。但这条路没能持续多久,我讨厌这种令人疲惫的忙碌文化。
2008年秋季毕业后,我开始在德勤全职工作。我的工作时间极长,即所谓的3-4-5计划——三晚住酒店,四天去客户现场,第五天回到办公室。我每周一飞往客户现场,一直待到周三晚上,周四飞回波士顿。这不是一个健康的工作与生活作息。
我在德勤工作两年期间参与了三个重要项目。项目之间的空闲时间被称为“闲置期”,这可能会影响你的绩效,影响加薪和奖金。公司希望我们能找到可以忙的项目,所以我主动为公司做志愿者,写白皮书。

这是一种忙碌、反复无常的文化,让人精疲力尽。我讨厌它,但又羞于表达我的担忧。
我无意中听到高级经理和合伙人抱怨没有时间陪伴家人。我希望将来能拥有一个家庭并实现生活与工作之间的平衡,但我可以想象自己在未来15到25年内都会陷入这种状态,虽然经济上很宽裕,但却没有时间回家。
我也体会不到工作带来的满足感。尽管工作很多,但我的贡献却微不足道。在一个特别糟糕的星期,我对自己说,我无法想象自己余生都会这样度过。
我记得我坐在一家泰国餐厅里,把这件事告诉我当时的男朋友,也就是现在的丈夫。他说:“你太痛苦了。你会累垮的。你为什么不离开呢?”他鼓励我把摄影作为职业。因为从小我就喜欢摄影,凭借我在德勤积攒的薪水,我升级了摄影器材和设备,但我从未考虑过把它当成职业。
起初,我对他的提议不以为然,但经过一番深思熟虑,我最终决定冒险一试。2010年8月,我向公司提交了8周后的离职通知,以便公司有时间找到替代者。2010年10月,24岁的我离开了德勤。
回到金融业的恐惧激励着我
在为期八周的通知期内,我创建了一个网站,在社交媒体上发帖,并在周五和周六在家的营销和网络活动中分发名片。
我向朋友们悄悄透露了这一消息。有些人表示支持,并立即向朋友和家人推荐了我,但有些人则警告我,我白白浪费了我的大学专业,摄影应该只是一种爱好或副业。
事实上,最初几年我并没有告诉我的父母。他们工作如此努力,以至于当我说:“嘿,我要离开我那份非常舒适、稳定、有福利和退休计划的工作,去做我自己的事情”时,我感到很害怕。
我在德勤的薪水可以支撑我先试2年。如果我创业不成功,我会回到原行业换一家公司工作,把摄影当作业余爱好。这意味着我需要回到金融行业,这种恐惧是一个非常强大的动力。
我花了几个月的时间才找到第一批客户。为了让我的名字广为人知,我免费拍摄照片并为资深摄影师做助理。我对我的第一批客户倾注了善意和热情,并要求他们给我诚实的反馈,他们也用向他人推荐我的方式回报我的善意。
我发现我在德勤学到的许多技能都可以应用到我的新职业中——积极倾听客户的顾虑、专业的客户沟通、演讲技巧、了解客户的需求(包括口头和非口头的)、以及结合我在德勤学到的策略和创造力。
经过最初的18个月,我发现这可能是一个可持续的职业,我不再考虑回去。我从来不怀念咨询工作,也不会考虑回到那种快节奏的生活,尽管我不确定公司文化是否已经改变。
作为一名婚礼摄影师,我可以一边做自己喜欢的工作,一边陪伴家人。我会选择与我的价值观相符的客户,并安排我的日程,以便我合理安排时间。我可以每天接孩子放学,在周中探险,而且永远不需要为旅行申请假期。
我喜欢捕捉那些细微的、不经意的情感,这些情感是情侣和家庭最珍贵的。我从未后悔过任何事情,我非常感谢我的伴侣,他鼓励我追求这份激情。
我很感谢德勤的导师们,他们是出色的榜样,才华横溢,并且给予我支持。我至今仍在摄影工作中运用他们教给我的技能,如果没有在那里工作的经历,我也不会有今天的成就。
我希望推动我事业发展的谦逊和善良没有消失。我能靠拍照过上舒适的生活,这真的很酷,如上所述,我当然不会认为这是理所当然的。
《商业内幕》原文章如下:

Nicole Chan Loeb is a 38-year-old photographer, videographer, and mother of two.
She started her career as a management consultant at Deloitte and quit after two years.
As a photographer, she's able to be present for her family while doing work that she loves.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nicole Chan Loeb, a 38-year-old former Deloitte management consultant who quit in 2010 and is now a photographer and videographer in Boston. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
I've always loved numbers and excelled at math, so I majored in finance in college. In my junior year, I took a business class that involved project-based work, igniting my passion for management consulting. After speaking with Deloitte representatives during an on-campus job fair, I applied and was accepted to an internship for the summer after my junior year.
I enjoyed the internship. I had a great team, lots of support, and a clear progression path within the company. At the end of the summer, I received a return offer, which I accepted.
As a first-generation child of immigrants, I felt like my parents came to the US so I could have these opportunities. I think they were excited and proud of me for studying finance, graduating, and landing a job like this. But that path didn't last for long.
I hated the exhausting hustle culture
I started working at Deloitte full-time in the fall of 2008 after graduating. My job required extremely long hours in what was known as the 3-4-5 program — three nights in a hotel, four days at a client site, and a fifth day back in the office. I flew to a client site every Monday, stayed through Wednesday night, and flew back to Boston on Thursday. It wasn't a good work-life balance.
I worked on three significant projects during my two years at Deloitte. Being between projects was called being "on the beach," which could hurt your utilization ratio, affecting raises and bonuses. We were expected to find projects to stay busy with, so I took on initiatives for the company like volunteering and writing white papers.
It was a hustle, churn-and-burn culture, and it was exhausting. I hated it, but was too shy to raise my concerns.
I overheard senior managers and partners airing their frustrations about lack of time with partners and families. Having a family and balance was something I wanted in the future, but I could see myself getting sucked in for the next 15 to 25 years, feeling financially comfortable but never having time to be home.
I also didn't feel much job satisfaction; despite having a lot of work, my impact felt insignificant. One particularly awful week, I thought to myself, I can't imagine feeling like this for the rest of my life.
I remember sitting in a Thai restaurant and telling my then-boyfriend, now-husband, about it. He said, "You're miserable. You're going to run yourself to the ground. Why don't you just leave?" He encouraged me to pursue photography as a career. Ever since I was young, I've loved photography, and with my Deloitte salary, I'd upgraded my gear and kit, but I'd never considered it as a career.
At first, I shrugged him off, but I started thinking more about it and eventually decided to take the leap. In August 2010, I put in my eight weeks' notice to give the company time to find a replacement and in October 2010, at 24 years old, I left Deloitte.
The fear of having to return to finance motivated me
During my eight-week notice period, I created a website, posted on social media, and gave out business cards at marketing and networking events on the Fridays and Saturdays I was home.
I made soft announcements to friends. Some were supportive and immediately referred me to friends and family, but others warned that I'd wasted my college education and that photography should stay a hobby or a side hustle.
I actually didn't tell my parents for the first couple of years. They'd worked so hard that for me to say, "Hey, I'm going to leave my very comfortable, stable job with benefits and a retirement plan to do my own thing" was terrifying.
I gave myself two years to replace my Deloitte salary. If I couldn't achieve this, I'd return to another corporate job and keep photography as a hobby. The fear of needing to return to finance if I couldn't make this work was a really strong motivator.
It took me several months to get my first clients. To get my name out there, I did free photoshoots and assisted established photographers. I poured kindness and passion into my first clients and asked them to give me honest feedback, and they returned my kindness with referrals.
I found that many skills I'd learned at Deloitte transferred over to my new career — active listening to client concerns, professional client communications, presentation skills, understanding what clients want, both spoken and unspoken, and bridging strategy and creativity.
After the first 18 months, I saw that it could be a sustainable career.
I'd never consider going back
I don't ever miss working in consulting and wouldn't consider returning to that fast-paced life, although I'm not sure if the culture has changed.
Being a wedding photographer allows me to be present for my family while doing work I love. I choose clients who align with my values and structure my schedule to be intentional with my time. I can pick my kids up from school every day, take midweek adventures, and never have to ask for permission to travel.
I love capturing small, unscripted emotions that couples and families will cherish forever. I don't regret anything, and I'm very grateful for my supportive partner who encouraged me to pursue this passion.
I'm thankful for the mentors that I had at Deloitte, who were terrific role models, endlessly brilliant, and supportive. I still use the skills they taught me today in my photography work, and I wouldn't be who I am today without the experience of working there.
I hope that the humility and kindness that drove my career forward haven't gone away. It's really cool that I can make a comfortable living by taking pictures, and I don't take that for granted.
Deloitte representatives did not respond to requests for comment.
(转自:四大新鲜事儿)


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