Thinking about becoming a tech PM. What are the pros and cons of it relative to consulting?

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Don’t do it

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Why?

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Following. I’m currently interviewing for a PM role. I’m planning to try it for a year or two then go back to consulting if it’s not for me. Shouldnt be hard to switch back. Most of the soft and hard skills are transferable depending on your level. Prob not easy if you’re a director or above since you have to sell in consulting. Anyone disagree?

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Product or project manager? Huge difference between the two

Also doing your DD on the role is super important - at some companies product management is more similar to program mgmt than product strategy e.g. at Facebook they have dedicated product strategy teams so PMs are more program management-ish

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