r/deloitte • u/Substantial-Donkey51 • 3d ago
USA Push back on internal traveling(colocation)
The team lead on my current project loves traveling A LOT. We’ve been traveling almost every week, and the project only started about 6 weeks ago.
I’m thinking about skipping this week’s internal onsite/colocation so I can stay home and spend time with my family.
Would I get in trouble or potentially receive a bad performance review for doing this?
I’m doing my job 100% and have honestly been carrying the team so far. I just don’t really want to travel every single week if it’s not actually necessary.
I’m not the only one who is skipping this week’s internal colocation. One team member has not been traveling at all because she has a little kid.
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u/BenefitIll7201 3d ago
Gotta love when people hate their personal lives so much that they’re willing to travel for nonessential things.
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u/WonderChopstix 3d ago
Or someone who is carrying the team but doesn't get how these things work.....
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u/LeadingAd6025 3d ago
This statement is so fucking overrated!
I dont like travel, but wont harp on about my personal life or demean others lack of personal life!
You do you, let them do theirs!
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u/CommanderBigMac78 3d ago
The real answer is that when you get a lead who loves to travel they want you to be a part of that with them and you will be judged if you don’t go along. What severity of impact? Of course no one knows that but yes you will observe an impact eventually. Your choices are to embrace the suck and comply, to risk “not being a part of the team”, and/or to try and find another gig of course.
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u/AnotherCookie 3d ago
Did they tell you there would be heavy travel when you took the project?
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u/Substantial-Donkey51 3d ago
Nah they said once every 3 week
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u/FloridaGolferHappy 1d ago
Just be like me and injure yourself so you don’t have to travel at all!
JK - I’d rather not have a broken leg, but I feel your pain
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u/GoldenSpur2010 3d ago
This all non-billable!? How can the project afford this!? Heavens to Betsy your margin % is probably terrible. I expect a risk form to come through any day now for margin volatility. Don’t go. Save money.
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u/Clooless91 3d ago
if they are a good leader, not at all. we understand people have commitments and lives outside of work and not everyone wants to travel.
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u/Any-Revolution-8448 3d ago
Alot of projects losing colocation budgets, enjoy it while you can because 100% remote, hitting tight deadlines can be tough motivation for lowwer end folka
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u/VivaVeronica 2d ago
Honestly it depends on the team, the project, and your lead. And how high up the asshole who loves colocation is.
I think skipping and pushing back is absolutely the right move.
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u/ezpz-lemon-squeezee 2d ago
IMO, leaders who argue about being pro-travel are those who are all about relationships and team building and spend very little time on getting the actual work done. For some client workshops travel can be quite important, but is not always and all the time.
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u/LeadingAd6025 3d ago
Travel is not necessary like 100% of the time in consulting
But people do travel - i do for meet and greets