Fishes, need advice. I dipped my toe in the market and now have an offer that is $100k more than my current salary (in industry, as a program manager). Spoke to my lead partner and they’ve been able to increase my pay by $9k (lol). I don’t feel ready to leave consulting as I’ve come from industry. What would u do?

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Follow the money, you can always return to consulting

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How do you even need advice? Facepalm

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Can I ask what company is willing to pay that much for a program manager? Even $50k over my current salary to jump to industry would be very attractive for me.

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Congratulations. Does that 100k include any one time sign on ? If getting stocks, confirm the vesting schedule. 200k of stocks doesn't always mean 50k per year.

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So, will your early bonus be around 15k too ? Else, I would see this as a 85k increase. Is it 20k worth of stocks per year or 20k worth vested over 4 years ? Vesting schedule matters too since for e.g Amazon has 5% vesting in the first year. Again, your base increase maybe amazing and all the other things would be cherry on top.

You give them one shot and if they don't match or close to what you want you go. Everyone wants to talk about loyalty but it goes both ways. I've had it happen three times at Deloitte when someone comes knocking for my specialty. I talk to my coach about the offer. She's come back with raises and retention bonuses that have gotten me close so I've stayed. Don't expect your current place to match what the market is offering but don't let them short you. Sometimes the market goes a little crazy but each of my times they've come back to ~10% short of what the market is offering me. That always seemed like a fair compromise to not reset my network.

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Stockholm syndrome.

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Take the industry job then comeback to consulting at the higher level and better pay

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100k would probably be house hold earning for many. Why are you still doubting!

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I suggest saying.. "F you, pay me!"

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Go enjoy your life. Leave

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Consulting isn’t going anywhere. Take the job you can always come back.

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You better take it before they retract the offer

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Husband just went industry (tech) from strategy consulting and it is SO MUCH BETTER

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To be clear you already told your current employer that you have another offer? If so,, you're done there.

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I can’t imagine loving consulting so much that this is even a consideration 🤯

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Opportunity cost. Feels like simple math here.

How much are you making now?

Go!!!!

Boomerang!!!

It's a no brainer...just go.

You don't feel ready to leave consulting cause you came from industry. But you would be actually going back to industry... Am I missreading something?

Or jump and learn from the consultants you can hire to work the 60 hour weeks for you. You’ll be client side they’ll do anything to keep you happy…..a n y t h i n g

Take it.

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