So I am in MC and I am on cusp to manager, I have Base of 120 and will expected to get to 145 after promo plus bonus. I do mainly ops work and really thinking of switching career path and want to chase finance dreams. Got offer for M&A at big 4 practice as SC but the pay is stupidly low like, 100k and no bonus. Will take big pay hit and have to start from bottom again. Is this worth it for a shot to banking later on?

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Try to go to a T2/boutique and make more money while you gain experience.

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All the T2 firms I have been speaking with want me to do ops work which is what I am very good at but want to pivot

No. This path will not work and you will regret it.

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Yeah what’s your perspective on pivoting because I’m done with retail and manufacturing clienrs

Jumping to another type of consulting just to move to banking doesn’t make sense. Also B4 M&A doesn’t really get you any closer.

It might be expensive but MBA is the best and most feasible option. BB I Banks even recruit at T15 schools so you should have a good shot if you interview well. Besides, if you go to banking you’ll have no issue paying off your loans very quickly.

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Try taking a CFA and switching teams internally?

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Have you considered doing an MBA and coming in at a higher level? Might be worth it based on your ROI

Yeah was thinking but two years out of school is such expensive

It’s not worth it. If you want to do banking at some point, do it now and take the hit in title… pay will catch up quickly enough.

What about PE ops? You get some finance in there

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