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I am currently interviewing at TikTok for the Content Partnerships Lead role. Can anyone share some insight into the salary bands in the Sub-Saharan African market? Should I benchmark with the global rates?
Any tips and experiences interviewing in this region are also welcome - and highly appreciated! :)
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You’ll get paid but get ready to work crazy hours. WLB will be gone - you can either have the $ or time, not both
That seems to be the case! What are the hours actually like? And how about the pay?
In the process of trying to leave LB&I currently and came from the B4. Left B4 after a few years so most roles I’m currently in the latter stages for are around GS-13 steps 2-4 salary and so really no bump but I’m also looking for better learning opps. Might be different for you pay wise since it sounds like you have more YOE. Ultimately, long term there’s more upside in the private sector but the WLB we have currently will be really hard to find outside the gov. If you’re younger like me and are willing to bet on yourself it’s definitely worth leaving for long term career outlook and development. But i think it is a gamble especially if you get stuck as a career M/SM in industry or SM in public with pay not exponentially higher than a GS 14 and substantially more hours.
Yes, definitely not greener on either side just different haha. What you lose in advancement and comp at the IRS, you make back in time and balance 10 fold. I’d say the biggest benefit leaving the service aside from comp is development and working with teams closer in age. But honestly coming from both sides, LB&I is a solid place to be! But I totally get how it can be tough as an agent in a HCOL like NYC I’m even feeling the effects on inflation in a MCOL.
If you’re thinking about going to public then expect a lot longer hours
It can vary greatly on what you do. In tax, consulting-focused groups tends to have more consistent hours throughout the year (45-50ish a week) and compliance groups typically can get pretty rough as deadlines approach. 55ish for international, I’ve heard multistate folks pulling 100 hour weeks approaching the deadline.
in IRS, joined in 2021. I was in big4 as a senior 3 in tax practice. I pulled like 70-80 hours during busy season (Jan-April and July-Oct) sometime more than 80 hours. If you want to join big 4, it will be easy since you have experience in tax and they are very short-staffed too. But are you willing to pull these hours? you will have a grace period at least for few months, but that's it. You will be working so many hours and you should learn how to do state returns too not just a federal, unless you join controversy group. If you can join controversy, I think that would be the best fit for you.
Good for you !! Been at the IRS for 6 years. The WLB at the IRS cannot be beat. We’ll never be rich , but very comfortable and relaxed.