Second year Associate (9 YOE/MBA)

Offered a Director of Strategy role in a fun and fast growing industry (think media/tech/entertainment). Total compensation is $260K (180K base, rest is RSU and bonus)

Currently I am up for EM in ~6 months and TC is ~$220. I’m not excited by my current job, but I don’t hate it either.

I think the new opportunity is in an exciting space but not sure if I’m doing the right thing by leaving at this point of my tenure (not interested in becoming a Partner) Help?

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TC kinda low

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Yea, I’ve heard McK partners have more upside, but I’m not staying in consulting long enough for that to matter

What are pros of staying?

Only issue with that is sticking around for 3+ more years and the uncertainty of ever making it to AP

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Are you interviewing anywhere else? This is the time to be shopping around

I was but ultimately didn’t get anywhere

Do you have to change cities? Is there a big CoL impact? Would you want to move there. The offer seems good for where you’re at in your tenure, but you *probably* could get better once you make EM. So id make sure the situation is truly perfect for you. Getting promoted to EM at McKinsey is something you can have on your resume forever.

This is probably my biggest hangup on the opportunity. Is EM that much more marketable for the duration of my career? Am I being short sighted by taking this offer?

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