Forever trapped in federal consulting?

I currently work at a federal tech consulting firm as a data engineer and got an offer at another similar company but not really known for their tech side. I am currently fully remote and I enjoy great WLB.

New job is $15k more, hybrid, DoD client, working with Palantir software with people under me. Should I take it?

Will this negatively affect me exiting to tech? I think I'd like to be a product manager.

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The longer you stay fed side the more trapped you become

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I'd say I've kinda stopped learning bc our tech stack is archaic. Would be better at the new gig.

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Which firm are you with?

Accenture

I just exited tech consulting to another kind of consulting and now my WLB is not so great and summer is right around the corner =/

Government work has pensions that will never run out.

I'm a consultant, I don't get a pension

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