Senior Associate here - getting recruited for a director level industry role. Because of CoL, I would be at about 2.5x - 2.75x salary in the new role. It also means moving from Boston to Iowa. (Cont.)

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You couldn’t pay me enough money to live in the middle of nowhere, especially Iowa, but that’s just me personally. Everyone has different lifestyle wants/needs so it depends on yours.

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To each their own! I wouldn’t do it because I know I wouldn’t be happy there - money isn’t everything

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How long in Iowa? Permanently?!

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Well, it's an industry role so yeah, it would be "permanent". I could do it for a few years and ricochet back into consulting or another industry role in a better city.

We’re waiting

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Not sure I want to live in the middle-of-nowhere just for the title and pay... thoughts?

Well Des Moines wouldn’t be a bad place and COL is nice and low

Come on OP don’t leave us hanging

I'm here, but it's not Des Moines. It truly is in the middle of nowhere. Town of about 30k

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Still here, just got busy with work

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Plus if you do a good job and are there for a few years you can punch your ticket elsewhere

Take the money. You can adapt

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