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I exited - I was hating my previous role and this brought me to tech. It’s been a lot better for my health and happiness. Def could make more in consulting but at what cost
I exited and was in pretty much your exact same mentality. Had never done anything but consulting, wasn’t sure what I wanted but knew I couldn’t do consulting forever. Also worried about messing up my one exit. Friend talked me into it and wow I’m so glad I exited! Also wasn’t motivated by comp and exit was basically same TC but wlb and work has been so much better!
Ultimately I left because people said consulting will always be there. And if current role is something good/you think you’ll like, it’s good to take the risk - as long as it aligns with your LT goal (like I at least made sure work/industry is where I want to go)
I exited into corp strat in tech
If you have to ask, the answer is no. When I left EY, it was an absolute slam dunk and I accepted within 24 hours. YMMV, but my two cents
I was similar to you - I was doing really well at EYP, but I wasn’t in love with the work. I’d recommend you think about what you like (doing what you love is great advice for making $40k a year) and what you’re really good at, and find the intersection of the two. Then think about where you want to be 1, 3 and 5 years from now and if this job helps you get there
One other consideration is once you exit, you begin going down a path (e.g., corp finance, product, etc.) it’s kind of difficult to move. Not impossible, but the reason I stayed in consulting for 7 years is I had no idea what I wanted to do for most of that time
Hope this helps. Good luck 🫡
I recently accepted an offer to exit - my decision was based on the work itself. While I’m not quite sure exactly what I want to do in the future, the position will allow me learn a variety of skills and decide what area I really want to specialize in later
That’s a very interesting and helpful perspective. I am SURE I don’t want to be a consultant very long term and I am sure that the wlb is really not sustainable for me, but i don’t know what I DO want to do and think I’ve disliked work for so long that I just can’t see how I’d like it again. Does your advice still hold given that context? TIA!!!
This very much echoes my fiancee's experience leaving IB. She didn't love the new job and for a while was down about "wasting" her exit. But she's come around and is very grateful for the better WLB and the chance to pivot industries, even though she'll probably job search again in another year or so (she left IB a year ago).