I was hired from the federal govt/GS14. I am a Manager in GPS Advisory. I’m 48. Salary went from 129 to 140. Did I make a bad move?

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No. Coming in as a SM with no consulting experience is usually a recipe for disaster.

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In your case, you have a decent salary (and you are in cyber which pays more than other advisory offerings). In general, people in advisory are paid less than their counterparts at the same level in consulting because advisory has one fewer level than consulting (manager is the 3rd level in advisory but the 4th in consulting)

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Yes

How so?

Don’t have you pensions in government? Consulting usually does not have this option.

Yup.

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How so?

Also, managers usually get GS14 when they leave for govt

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I think you posted in a different bowl. There are valid callouts there. But what specifics is your concern? You ask an open ended question.

It sounds like a lateral move to me, which is totally fine if that is what you thought you were doing. I read some research last year (HBS maybe?) that shows that lateral or even step down moves are often a key ingredient in advancing a career.

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