Have been desperate to exit for a year and now I have an industry offer and all of a sudden staying in consulting is crossing my mind. I would take a 10% cut when exiting, cool role and WLB buttttt, also up for promo to SM this year. Exit comp and promo comp delta is 40K. What do I do. Argh. I know I don’t want to do this long term and I hate the sales side and internal initiatives within consulting. Others go through something similar?

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Keep interviewing until you aren't leaving for a pay cut

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I agree D1. But I still think you can find roles that align to those other goals and pay well.

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Which is higher? You should be leaving for more money.

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Corp dev and strat roles just don’t pay what we get used to and it sucks

I just did this exact same thing. Sat on the offer for 2 weeks while they kept setting calls up with people in their group who used to be consultants who made the switch in order to convince me. It worked. I still don’t know if it’s the right move, but if it’s not, consulting isn’t going anywhere. On the other hand, my time is (re:wlb). Nothing to lose IMO.

If you hold out, you’ll probably get an offer with better WLB and more money. Every offer I got for significantly more money posed marginally better or similar WLB. At the end of the day, everything has a trade off.

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Facts. There’s few jobs outside of consulting that’ll pay you what you want (after you achieve a certain threshold) and give you good WLB, location you want, etc. I’m taking a job that’s giving me the pay and title I want but I have to relocate for it so there’s my trade off

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Up for promo /= promoted. Unless you have a confirmation that it will happen

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You should leave. Sales work is only going to intensify.

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You can stay and get promoted and look for the right exit. At Sr. Manager level, the comp is like a golden handcuff. Your exit options are limited and few industry roles will match your new comp. You will be looking for a Sr. Director or VP role via your network. If you value better WLB and like the space you head into the industry, it may be a wash. $/hour worked could be the same or better. It is simplely a trade-off and may be the right decision for you.

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