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Need help deciding if this offer is worth moving for. Received an offer from Booz Allen Hamilton for an Associate level Sr. Systems Engineer in Los Angeles for $135k base. I countered $150k and a $15k singing bonus and asked if I could be brought on as a lead associate since I've been a lead/manager for a while in my current company.
Current company TC: $125k in Utah.
YOE: 7 with M.S. and MBA
Is the switching cost/risk and higher COL worth it?
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Dang, I'd love that comp at that level. Based on what I see on hear you can earn more, but your current comp sounds pretty good to me.
It feels nice, but it definitely isn’t worth the WLB trade off. Just tried of this consulting grind and ready to head out. The bonus is a function of my performance; if I got the lowest bonus, it would be 40k.
You can probably exit at a similar comp but I wouldn’t expect big increases. I exited to a senior manager role which is 180 base and 20% bonus target. You’d probably exit at director so I’d say 200 base and 20-30% bonus target should be reasonable. This varies a lot by company though
Publicly traded industrials company
how many hours do you currently work and in what vertical? i have a friend who is looking to make the switch to S&
Don’t want to say what vertical cause that might give me away, but hours are about 60 a week. It isn’t “hard” anymore, but it just is a huge drain on your personal life. I don’t have any energy left at the end of the day or even on weekends since I have to expend so much for work.
I don't think you'd need to take a step down, but if your body of work is impressive with your relatively fewer YOE, you may be able to get comparable comp to exit but not sure you'd see a meaningful step up. That said, WLB is likely better outside as well.