Anyone else feel like Chicago has very limited "upward" exit options, especially for tech? It seems like outside of consulting, most people who earn a higher incomes are in trading/banking/PE 😕

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Well Chicago isn’t really know as a tech hub...

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Chicago has a ton a F500 companies... A remarkable amount actually. And many FAANG companies are expanding here. Try using the internet to find tech jobs...

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Try built in Chicago

Yep agree on lots of F500 options L1, but from my (admittedly limited sample size) initial looking around, it seems like most roles are where you go to "slow down" in your career both in terms of work and pay. Maybe I shouldn't be looking at analytics and instead at other functions. I was hoping to find something with same career progression as consulting but not with clients and travel. Wlb doesn't really matter to me at the moment as I'm not at that the stage of my life yet

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