Hi all,

I’m currently a Manager at a Big 4 in India, earning about ₹40 lakhs per year, which includes a 35% bonus.

I’ve got an offer from BCG in the UK for:
• £63k base salary
• 16% variable bonus
• 9% pension contribution
• Health insurance included

I understand cost of living in the UK (especially London) is high, and the tax rates are steep compared to India.

Would love to hear from people who have made a similar move.

Does it make sense to move ?

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YOE ?

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It is lower than what BCG offers in the Middle East, think twice before making such a jump, just for not having regrets.
Calculate how ur family is dependent on you for finance, if u think you will be able to send 1 lac at home and 1 lac of savings, then that is not possible.
If you travel/ hav lunch dinner out on weekend in the city forget abt even 1 lac sending home.
it all boils down to the financial dependency of your family.

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63k is low for London , rents are really high, if you plan to stay in shared accommodation, you can manage with this salary.

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It's a good offer..go for it

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Not even close to good. It's halfway

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How did you get offer for sponsored job in the UK? Where do you apply? Some guidance would be helpful.

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whats the technology and how did you get that offer ? I mean how one does get it ? and go for UK, once there you may still look for better opportunity

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Good 👍 ur luck What should I do I'm 63yrs man struggling for survival in indy India nothing in India no jobs after fift Struggling for everything u have no money finiy

What happened to your kids?
Start a low investment business like food stall and make good food or no one will buy. Stop working and try to retire.

Taking chances is always better than regrets.....

What has passport expiry do with anything?
Also u r 63 please retire and let younger generations work

No it's basically low salary.if you are single then u may think to move here for experience but with family don't ever think about it.

I have no family I'm alone

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How old are you? Kids/wife etc? And how many loans do you have?

If you have no dependence just go for 1 yr and try to switch to a better firm or different country if you can't get either then come back to India in a year.

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