At what point is it considered optimal to make the jump from Big4 to FAANG? I've been a Tech Consultant at EY for a little under a year and, while I like the company very much, I do very little actual technical work. Experienced hire, Senior, 130k base. I'm very tempted to jump over to Amazon (despite their reputation for frugality). Do I attempt to make the switch now or wait until I get promoted to Manager?

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Word of advice, jump when you get an offer. Don’t wait, bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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+1. When you get the opportunity, do it. Optimizing “time to exit” always fails. Same as trying to time the market

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Thanks for all your advice. Made the switch to Amazon and more than doubled my TC.

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Great story, happy to hear this!

Out of curiosity what’s your Years of experience?

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Wtf OP?! Then why are you still there?! Go lookout for yourself.

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Amazon over 4+ years typically pays much better than EY.
If you are an SDE or a TPM and can get that kind of job, you should take it.

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How much do mangers at EY make? Your negotiation leverage depends on that

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They cannot ask your comp, but given that we all work for large consulting firms, it is relatively standardized (more or less). Plus, they use a variation like “what is your expectation”

Jump the ship

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If possible wait to manager (that’s my understanding) because it’s faster to reach manager in consulting vs industry

You should switch. I joined EY with 13 years of experience at 140k as a manager. Within 2 years I got 20% raise.

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