/technologies/businessofengineering/b/blog/posts/engineers-as-consultants-pt-1-so-you-want-to-be-a-consultantAs with any stage of my career since the dreaded Wendy&#39;s job (don&#39;t eat the chili), people have responded with both envy and disgust when I explain my consulting gig. Envy with, &#39; You get to make your own hours,&#39; and disgust with &amp;#39...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/businessofengineering/b/blog/posts/engineers-as-consultants-pt-1-so-you-want-to-be-a-consultantSat, 03 May 2014 19:43:48 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:7ef0c42b-5464-4491-91c3-1b6144a18296DAB1<p>Well said James.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Consultants are their own company.&nbsp; Therefore you need to be prepared to do everything a business needs to do, IN ADDITION to doing the technical work that you know and love.</p><p>So think past just what you can do, but also look at what else you will NEED to do.</p><p>It was this last bit that finally convinced me not to become a consultant.&nbsp; There were just too many things about running my own company that I just did not want to do.</p><p>Luckily, I managed to work myself into a job with my company that let me do what I do best and provided me with a team to handle the other stuff.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As I said earlier, there is quite a bit of luck and advanced planning that helps you make a fun career.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=17639&AppID=96&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">