I’m a SC on 67k in consulting. Would you leave consulting for 100k for M grade in industry or play the long game in consulting?

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Yes totally - you can always come back to consulting and your industry experience will be extremely valuable

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Which firm?

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Also interested to know- that’s a lot higher than PwC

100k for M in industry? Sounds like we’re all in the wrong industry!

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100k at manager level is pretty competitive.

If WLB is no worse than consulting, the industry interests you, and the people seem decent, I'd make the jump.

Chance of making big money in consulting is fairly slim.

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