Been at Big4 firm for 8 months (analyst) working on PMO. Offered associate project manager role at t2 tech company (think Box, Adobe, etc.). If I want a career in PMO, thoughts on making the move now?

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Why does everyone crap on pmo? Yea it might not be exciting but frankly work is a four letter word. Pmo in the right place let's you work 40 hrs, travel maybe 20%,and make 120 to 170k. Is that so bad? Ud rather work 60 hrs be away from family but at least ur solving corporate problems?

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You want a career in pmo? Product management sure..

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There are definitely career options within big 4, but I'd probably leave if you just want to do PMO. I can't speak to the other firms, but D doesn't place a high enough value on the folks who enjoy PMO. I personally hated it, it didn't give me the sense of accomplishment that data work does (not saying it's the same for everyone, just me in particular) and yet I was still forced to do it. Find some place where the people in PMO want to do PMO and there is a clear path up the ladder

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May I ask for comp comparison? Following

Send it. You can always come back to consulting

Would love to hear about the comp comparison too!

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