Anyone leave consulting for a chief of staff role at a tech startup? Wondering what the learning opp, exit opps, career progression, pay, etc. look like ?

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My buddy is the CoS of a growth staged company and its played out really well for him. COO got fired, so he’s effectively acting as COO, and strategy manager, and is in the process of bringing the new guy on. Great learning experience

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Highly variable depending on the exec you’re supporting. Not sure it’s a role I’d take unless I knew the exec beforehand or had a reference from someone trustworthy, but could be a worthwhile roll of the dice.

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Agreed. I have one former mgr who left Mck to be CoS for a very famous startup. He does get to sit in on exec meetings but also does a lot of secretarial work like arranging business trips and planning an exec retreat. Another mgr is also at a big startup and basically runs HR for the CEO and is in charge of expanding the international operations.

Neither of them are doing anything remotely related to what was written in original job spec. Pick your boss VERY carefully.

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Did you also get the recruiter messaging you this week about the CoS job at a tech startup? I did lol

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I did too haha

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