If I'm ~3 years post MBA MBB and now talking to roles at Director / Snr Director in tech, should I be okay taking a Snr Assoc role at a PE fund?

Big tradeoffs between both (pros and cons). I'm quite torn what to do.... my heart and ego tells me PE but I like sleep so tech sounds better but worried about career progression in tech albeit PE promos aren't easy either....

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Obviously not FAANG. No way director/sr director 3 years post MBA coming from MBB. Director means different things at different firms

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I'm just worried if I don't make it / sick of pe hours then I'd just lateral again to a tech role out of pe....

Under 10 YOE aiming for a Snr Dr in Tech?

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Congrats!! Is PE offer deal side or ops?

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Just do PE. You can always go tech after

PE extremely hard to break into, take advantage of it

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Depends on the tech. It is a wide field and you can make a lot at the right firm

I work in PE and I can confirm I am impressed by $1m comp

What does the pay look like at the roles in tech and PE?

Blue chip PE would beat random no-name tech firm, but FAANG dir/Sdir would beat most PE senior associate roles.

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