Which opportunity would you take..

Major Tech Firm (not FAANG). 260K+40% annual bonus. No shares offered. Strategic customer engagement role. Not a huge amount of growth or clear path beyond. Good, fun team and culture. Probably a pretty good WLB

Big 4. 280K+10% annual bonus+35K sign on. Senior Director role with clear partnership pathway in 18-24 months. Growth focus in technology risk with existing revenue. Good team - enthusiastic and personable managing partner. Less WLB with partner push

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Big 4 “clear path to partnership” is the greatest bait and switch out there. Do tech for a few years and then talk to big 4 about direct admit

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Agreed. Don’t believe it, OP

Tech > Big 4 anyday. No doubt, even for less money (like $50k less).

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The Big4 offer feels crazy low

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You sound unfamiliar with Big 4 payscales. That offer is pretty high

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The Former

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What would you do at tech?

I was in the same boat and took the former

Do big 4 directors really only get 10% bonus?

No

Well what do you want for your future? WLB or to be partner? Only you know what meets your needs and aligns best to your goals. Whichever you choose, congrats!

Strategic customer engagement is not going to be as easy as it seems. But it will be much much better than Big 4. Also, in tech you can stay in the same role for a very long time so you won’t have to worry much about the next level

There can be a clear path, but it’s a frigging big gate on it and very few people get through. Running into the gate is not enjoyable.

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