Exit Big 4 Consulting (manager) to:

a) Industry, Corp Dev, manager level
b) MBB, associate

Offers in hand for both, about what you’d expect: less money & hours for industry, more money at MBB

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MBB. Stay two years and if you don't like it exit into industry as a Director / Sr. Director. Would take you 4-6 if you went straight to industry.

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You're not exiting after two years in the post MBA role to Senior Director. Probably not even Director unless you get promoted to EM quickly.

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If you don't have an MBA, take MBB. If you do, and your work experience is relevant for tech or financial services exits, keep looking, as you could find a better paid exit. That other exit would be better for your level progression, pride and WLB than MBB.

If you are totally unsure about what to do, pick MBB. You can always become a moderately paid corporate manager later.

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Wait MBB ASC pay more than Big 4 manager?

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I was at 280 TC as manager - usually you won’t find B4 matching MBB unless in the strategy horizontal. I am shocked that a manager at EYP makes less than an associate ... I assume not from legacy Parthenon before the rebrand?

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Are you at EY-P? If so you’re stepping down a level and making less at MBB asc level. Unless you plan to stay for 4 ish years, not sure how that would make sense.

Unless you’re at regular B4 then it’s a no brainer

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I concur( with the caveat that COVID year is tough)

Thus my initial question

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