Thoughts on Cisco Business Operations role or Cisco in general (associate level)? How does that compare to biz ops in the tech industry overall? Comp is ~80-90k Silicon Valley

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80k in Silicon Valley is damn near poverty level. Something like making 40k in DC

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For no grad degree and 1 year exp it's not TERRIBLE, but lower end of the spectrum for silicon valley.

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Hey OP feel free to PM me

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Education, background? 80-90k in silicon valley is low unless this is entry level

Econ, would be 1 year exp after undergrad

It’s not a bad salary, but I wouldn’t want to move to Silicon Valley for 80k, especially considering taxes

Go to FAANG instead

I wouldn’t do it for sub $100k. They’re definitely quoting you lower end of the range.

Thanks everyone. Considering I’m making less than that now at the analyst level, I’m trying to see how exiting consulting for this opportunity would look like. I’m thinking long term comp, Bschool Admissions, etc

Where do you live?
I make 75k and turned down 100k in SF because it would be a downgrade in living

Okay OP. My friend who makes 75k in Atlanta turned down a 130k offer in san fran... the cost of living is just too crazy. Also just wait two damn minutes, hit consultant, then go get a mangerial position at cisco for 150k..

Why would you take this?

Okay interesting. @A2 wait, SCs make 150kish post-m20MBA, how in the hell does someone go from C to Manager at Cisco making 150k😂? Is your friend a software engineer? @c1 I’d take this because it’s business operations. I feel like that’s the closet thing to strategy in industry as it gets (aside from internal strategy groups). Would you disagree?

I agree, but to live on 80k in Silicon Valley doesn’t sound worth it lol

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