Hi everyone! I'm torn between staying at my public accounting firm, where I make $89k in a MCOL area and have strong relationships with my colleagues, with a great hybrid work policy or moving to a corporate manager role with a salary of $133K. I enjoy my current job and the people, but the pay difference is significant. Any advice on weighing job satisfaction vs. financial growth? Appreciate any insights if anyone else has been stuck on making this type of decision! Thanks in advance.

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$ now is better than $ in the future.

That's a massive increase. Take the corporate $

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Is there a promotion in sight? You could be at $133k in a few years if so. Might be wise to project out the future earnings at both. Could plateau in industry but a 50% increase is hard to pass up. I’d take it

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Sounds like you have your answer then! As others have mentioned. Time value of money too. Take the leap

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time value of money! take it and sing bye bye bye to your coworkers on your way out

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PA will always be willing to welcome you back assuming you don’t burn bridges leaving. Congratulations and good luck.

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I moved from public to industry as a second year senior and didn’t regret it. I am still good friends with many at my PA job and we stay in touch, get together for happy hour, and refer each other to new job opportunities. I have changed roles/companies a couple times since then and continue making friends that I carry with me when I transition out. Your circle of friends can continue to grow and don’t believe when PA management tells you that once you leave, you will never work with smart people again. I have worked with wicked smart, kind, highly skilled individuals in industry and have met mentors there who have made a huge impact on my career.

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What exactly does a corporate manager does if you don’t mind

A lot!

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