To sell out or not to sell out?
In a strategy consulting role at a bank. The work is decently fulfilling. Projects are interesting, pay is only ok, but the main concern is I dont see a long term path here. Meanwhile, I have the opportunity to pursue a role that would likely be slightly less fulfilling from an intellectual standpoint, but pay would be 2x short term and 5x+ long term. Hours would be better too. Newborn at home which is a consideration. Has anyone sold out and regretted it?

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I don't see how pursuing better pay and better WLB is selling out. Is there something about the other job that you don't agree with/believe in that would make taking it going against your values? If not, it's not selling out.

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I love that. Thank you for your advice

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Take the money and run. Better pay and better hours sounds like exactly what you need right now. Intellectual stimulation can come from lots of different sources, but good money and good hours are harder to find.

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Agree with everything SD1 said above, but I'm also hearing something else in your question/responses. I could be wrong, and if so that's great, but curious. Intellectual stimulation is something you value, but is it intrinsic value or one that you've been taught to associate with success? And to what extent -- Would you see yourself as less in some way or as having let yourself down for not being able to achieve more intellectually? Is it more important to you than your other life goals if you have to make a tradeoff?

Really appreciate this, and I do think you’re on to something. Long story short I made a big pivot from a role that had a client facing event aspect and was made to feel like an “event planner” even though the role was in finance. I think ever since then I’ve been out to prove that I can sit at the table and am smart enough to be here. So to answer your question, I’m not sure if it’s intrinsic or taught, but it’s definitely motivated by a chip on my shoulder lol.

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