Like seriously, how is one able to comfortably support themselves in the Bay Area on these new Analyst level salaries at Deloitte? It's not like we're doing anything different than Consultants and most Senior Consultants. TBH it's kind of insulting, and makes me want to get a second job for me to earn enough to live comfortably and save for retirement.

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I can’t imagine when I was at entry level claiming I did the same work than people higher levels with more experience than me. I also can’t phantom blaming a company that pays you significant (for not having any experience), because you can’t afford the top 3 most expensive cities in the us

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You think it’s cheap in the burbs in the Bay Area? Gotta get 1.5 hour commute out to see any meaningful decrease. May be cheaper than in SF but it’s still really expensive.

I know a lot of peeps are hating a bit on OP, but in truth cost of living in major cities is simply getting less and less affordable and that’s just the truth

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I agree Amazon 1. That’s never happened in my tenure here but it has also been short. The turnover at Deloitte is leagues higher than that of any other consulting firm in SF for that reason

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"analysts are not doing anything different from consultants and senior consultants"

This is why you're an analyst

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To be fair, I genuinely thought this when I was a first year analyst as well, because you're so head down in deliverables that you don't see all of the additional work being done by more senior people - you just see their contributions on the same deliverables you're working on.

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“It’s not like we’re doing anything different than senior consultants” - Lawl

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“It’s kind of insulting” - ironyyyyy

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You chose the job, you chose the location. You should have made sure the two aligned.

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Not true

move

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I will, thanks mom.

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That’s why everyone works in tech here.

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Go work in tech 🤷‍♂️

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Have 5 roommates

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It's entry level, you'll be fine after a few years.

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Then why did you pick SF?

I started my career in the same job you’re in and could have lived anywhere, so not sure why you didn’t go with a lower cost city.

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Just leave the job or the city, stop being an entitled brat. Fixing your situation in 100% within you control, not to mention many less fortunate folks get by on way less.

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Please. Who lives comfortably and saves for retirement at the beginning of your career.?We have all been there. I made 18k a year living in nyc in my first job.

Get roommates, a beat up car, work extra jobs, and do what everyone else had to do. Eat ramen.

Kids these days.

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When I saw "Like seriously" I knew OP deserves a raise, and should likely just have my role.

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You knew the salary before you started.
And I know the US pays waaaaay more than Europe but my entry level salary at my company is 60k, which is so much money. Like, I can live comfortably. Either adapt your lifestyle, living area or get another job. But don’t act like you have the same value as a consultant or senior, because you don’t.

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Rookie move … from an analyst

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Who said anyone is comfortable?

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Why choose to stay in the Bay Area if you’re struggling to meet your basic needs? Make more money or move

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80-90k fresh out of college is great, especially considering your other options as a business or liberal arts major

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Makes me wonder about minimum wage workers also in the bay area.... somebody needs to make your Starbucks drink every morning. I wonder how they survive.

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Dude I wasn’t comfortably supporting myself at entry level - few jobs are like that from the get go

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Alright so everyone is ripping OP- I’d like to try and put some action steps here. OP- a lot of people started in consulting making less than you, the salary you make right out of college is great. I don’t know what your financial situation is but 80-90K is very good money.

That being said- simple steps to make stretch your money:

1. Check your spending and make sure you’re getting value out of the dollars you spend.

2. SF is a HCOL, and many of the major cities are. Roommates are usually a good way to offset that.

3. Pending your situation, I would suggest moving to a LCOL city so you can save more money. Case in point, I moved out of downtown Philly to the burbs and have a lower cost of living. CNN and Nerd Wallet have great cost of living calculators you can use to compare where to live.

As for the whole A, C, SC thing, not true. It’s a relative thing but even the lowest C or SC will out perform an analyst. Experience pays in this business.

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