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Positives - you’ll make L5 in ~2-3 years which will put you over the 300 mark. Great mobility all around, solid WLB.
Negatives - As an L4 you won’t be running much. You’ll work with team leads and basically be a note taker, policy enforcer and traffic director. Your impact isn’t as large as fishbowl makes it seem, and the pace of nearly everything will slow down (downfalls of a large, relatively bureaucratic org). Your base will drop, our salaries are heavily augmented by equity.
6 years from L4 - L6 is doable but fairly aggressive. 2-3 years from 4-5, and another ~4-5 from 5-6 depending on your performance, how visible your work is, and how you represent yourself. It’s doable but our promo cycles are not kind to people. If I’m you I would make PL and use that to build your L5 case. We are hiring people externally at an L+1 rate pretty frequently. If we wanted you once we will want you again.
I went though the same dilemma
2 thoughts
1. You're right, companies will pay EMs more but fewer companies will want to hire someone with 5 YOE at a director or Sr manager level - so your application pool shrinks
2. Think carefully of your jump, once you go from EM to Big Tech directly, there are fewer functions pivots you can make without down leveling (e.g. switching to PM)
Additionally smaller companies won't be able to meet your comp expectations so if you intend to work at startups, now is the time
Tech skills and culture are very different from consulting, for me I want to be in tech long term so I switched to a start up post BA and got a role in a high growth company where I could touch every function and wear many hats - this opened up so many other interesting startup options and big tech options
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I jumped to Google S&O L4 last year (not NAMR) as a C.
1) I got a better pay bump — negotiated hard on RSUs and sign on bonus (ideally you should target PL1 TC to make the switch)
2) L4 is a good level to join at. In case you don’t like the role, you can still try to get a promotion in < 3 years and switch jobs while showing progression at Google. L5 —> L6 promotion has a lot of variables at play.
3) I wanted to work less hours while earning more for a few years at least. If not less hours, then I wanted to be less stressed. In the last year, I haven’t always worked less hours, but the stress has been lower 100% of the time.
Can you share how/what you negotiated for the sign on bonus? In this boat now
Just 1 more data point for you - I’m a first year EM at McK and got L6 offer at GOOG. Last year as an ASC I got an L4 offer that I passed on.
Hi EM1! Do you mind if I DM you? I am expecting to be designated this cycle but got an L4 offer
I actually struggled with a similar decision in your shoes a few years back. I decided to stay until EM and left after a year in role. I found it really, really tough to be considered for L6 and other similar comp roles with only 5 YOE. Market is way different now I’ll admit, but still outside of PE I struggled to find place to match my comp.
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Depends on how much longer you want to suffer in consulting. You will definitely learn much faster there.
You will still learn a lot at Google even if the growth on paper is slower
Wouldn’t say suffering but could do with less stress
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Congrats on the offer. That’s a very good L4 TC for your YOE and into L5 bands. A couple of points:
1. It’s probably going to be tough to move over as L6 at PL without MBA given limited YOE—if that’s what you’re thinking. But you’re right it’s likely to take a while at Google.
2. I personally wouldn’t take Google at your age. It’s no longer what it was and lots of us dinosaurs go there to vest and rest. I would look for a startup (even at lesser to TC) where you can learn and do a ton of stuff.
3. If you’re not interested in that—then optimizing for learning and TC stay at BCG assuming you don’t hate it.
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You could also move to google and stay 3-4 years and then bounce to a younger startup. Talk about having the bet of both worlds....BCG + Google.
A lot of googlers are getting great exit opportunities after 3-5 years
Negotiate for higher level at google or stay for the year and then dip after promo!
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My buddy just negotiated for a higher level, they went back to the committee for approval but got declined
I would stay at BCG. Raises and promo are much faster at MBB and greater learning opp with diverse projects
Just do both
Coach
What’s your base?
175k, 25% bonus
RSU vesting period?
Over 4 years
Stay at BCG if you like / don’t mind consulting. You’ll learn and develop much faster.
What’s your YOE?
Hi OP I found your post, wanted to know did you accept the offer or manage to negotiate a higher level? Same boat for me, got an L4 level offer but expecting to be promoted this month. Really like the team but level is likely too low.
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