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If he's a great mentor, he'll be exited for you and give you an honest point of view
Take the "dream job" hands down!
You can always resign and go back to Big 4 or industry.
You can gain a lot from a high-burn job and you can hoard a lot of money early.
Do it, and drive forward!
@EY1 We're in a group/office where it's a lot of local projects. Leadership values the work life balance so we leave the client site at ~6 most nights. The offer is at a top private equity firm
From consulting to PE, dream story. What did it take for you to get to where you are, was it just network?
Sounds like in two years you can come back to consulting if the balance is better
Surprising to hear that you'd move to consulting for work life balance. Is the offer at a competitor?
TAKE IT LOSE FAMILY
And ask what he thinks about taking it vs staying. He switched to EY a few years ago due to starting a family and wanting the work life balance. But I'm worried that he will tell leadership that I'm debating leaving. We are pretty close (he's been an awesome mentor to me). Is it a terrible idea to ask his opinion?
@IBM1. I previously worked in PE and investment banking, so it's more of bouncing back
Yeah work 2 years there then start the family
How'd you get the job? Congrats BTW!
I would definitely ask mentors for advice, but that may or may not include your current manager. Might also be helpful to talk to friends that have already left EY for a more balanced perspective
Ah. That makes sense. That's awesome. Super jealous. I've been trying to get into IB since the day I took my first Valuation class. Props to you for having worked all through school. As far as advice goes, nothing wrong in asking a mentor...you've worked in the industry before so you know how it is. PE is coveted for a reason, combine that with a couple Consulting years and you'll be in a much better position both financially and professionally. Take the offer, crush it for 2 years, save the cash and then move on to whatever your heart desires. Regret beats fear. If there's a time to dedicate your life to work, it's now...in a few years you may look back wishing you had taken the position and will no longer even be able to consider it a possibility. That's a regret I personally would have a hard time living with.
A1 - thank you! My two cents is that if you're trying to break into IB the easiest way is to join a small boutique shop. If you network enough they'll give you a shot given you're a consultant and smart/teachable. From there you stick it out for 2 years to get the modeling experience and then can move on to BB IB/PE/VC/HF. Best of luck to you!
@BCG1 - $50-100B AUM. There's only a few in that range so I'm not giving exacts
Thank you for the advice EY! Best of luck to you as well. I'm sure you'll be successful in whichever endeavor you choose
Damn, sounds like a great exit OP. Take it at don't look baxk
Thanks for the recommendations everyone! But back to my question haha - bad idea to ask for Managers advice? Has anyone had experience with that?
Agree to ask manager. I've counseled coachees to pursue these types of opportunities for selfish reasons: build my external network both for me business or for exit strategy.
Op..did you work in M&A at EY?