Would you leave a Manager (Tech Consulting) position to join MBB as an associate (Generalist/ Strategy) - 1 level down but same income with potentially faster growth ? What are pros and cons ....

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Yes, for exit opportunities and faster promotions

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Yep

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‘Potentially faster’ being the key words.. I have never seen that happen for my friends who joined MBB from other strategy firms

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Just take the brand name if this is an actual offer. You can always go back to tech

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Wanna share how you got in?

Pro: faster income growth. Con: it is a level down

S1 I suspect OP is saying faster trajectory than current company. Would agree to be very cautious on “potentially” speeding up within the MBB promotion cycle....

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