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I went MCK and felt like I made the right choice but def lost serious coin with loss of equity and after I have no interest in partner. Amazon is big tech where changing the color of the buy now button can take a year. McK you can work on strategy but never see it thru. Bear both pros and cons of the work.
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I think pm-technical now has tc that’s higher than consulting. Other roles lower. Wlb on average will be better at Amazon but there’s a huge range, wlb will be worse in consulting on average and the range/distribution is narrower. On average you can expect free evenings at Amazon where that will not be the case in consulting.
If it’s PM and you want to be a PM in tech then I would choose Amazon (even if it’s non-tech PM). Exiting from consulting (even MBB) to PM roles is actually quite rare.
If it’s something like rld/pathways then you better like retail or ops to make it worthwhile.
I would consider your longer term goals vs just the 2 year WLB & compensation. If you want to be in tech / PM, Amazon would be the way to go. Even if you don’t have a PM offer right now, iv heard Amazon is flexible with changing job families.
You could also do 2-3 years at McKinsey and transfer into tech at a senior role, but not in a PM role. Will likely be bizops / prod ops. It’s hard to say no to the McK brand but def think about longer term career goals.
Either way, congratulations- great dilemma to have!
Ps: where was your summer internship? Any learnings from that you can use to guide your decision?
McKinsey. Amazon is a sweathouse. In terms of career progression, opportunities, and overall “corporate prestige” definitely McKinsey.