Is 15% increase in TC worth it to move to a smaller firm?

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Nope. Add a zero then we’re talking

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No - and as an associate it's easy to get caught up in the job hopping craze, but if you'd ever like to make $300k+, you need to make vertical progress through senior, past manager, and into a director role

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Smaller but with better reputation? E.g. from big 4 to Bain? Yes.

Smaller in the sense of big 4 to little/no reputation consultancy so you can get another $10-15k? No.

Smaller in the sense of taking a pay cut to leave for industry? Maybe, but at the associate level, probably not.

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The Big 4 food chain

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No UNLESS the work is going to be much more interesting and/or WLB noticeably improves

Then prob

Think to point out, at the smaller firm, you should be getting much more exposure and growth opportunities.

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This is what I came here to say. I’d also add that at a larger firm, you can “hide” a bit more from a senior leader with whom you don’t work well. But you can’t really do that at a smaller firm, so definitely make sure you know the leaders if you do decide to move

Nah

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Absolutely not

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Depends how small 🧐

Always remember, size does matter

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No

Not even close.

Nope

Can anyone explain why this is?

You pay for college to get more opportunities after 4 years. This is roughly the inverse of that

No

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