Pro's and cons of becoming SAP functional consultant

Dear All,
I am shifting towards SAP functional consulting job. I want to know the Pro's and con's of SAP functional consultant job.

You can unload a lot of work on the technical consultant / developer and let him join the logical dots of what you're trying to design, and you get paid 50% more on top, now how's that?
All you need to do is look business and talk business.
Thomas
P.S. wait, I'm a technical consultant, arrrgh...

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so its the customer who will drive this....
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Future of SAP Will Remain Same as of what we have now. Coz Somany Companies Converting To SAP Hugely. And the Core Modules like MM,SD,FI. Will have their Own Significance and will Have the Same Impact what we have now.
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