Four bored consultants in suits slump on a bench at a tropical resort. A signpost reads No Deadlines, No Meetings, No Deliverables, Just Payroll. A sticky note reads Still on the bench, and a banner reads Consulting Today, A Better Tomorrow (Probably).

Welcome to the Bench

Relax. Recharge. Reposition. Cost your firm $1,000 every turn.

No deadlines, no meetings, no deliverables, and the slow dawning sense that your name is in red on a spreadsheet somewhere. Resting is the most expensive thing you can do here: $1,000 a turn, every turn, until somebody finds you a chair.

You're not on the bench. You're between engagements.