Amazon L6 or Accenture L7 (supply chain)?

Mar 18 47 Comments

I know both have poor WLB reputation.. but which one is less recommended? Culture/ working hr/ career growth/ resume...

I've never changed jobs and hope to make some up-moves on my career. I really like both positions. The TCs are similar about $190.

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UPDATE: Really appreciate everyone's inputs, invaluable to me! I'm now leaning more towards Accenture.. Here's what I gathered from here and research. Welcome discussions, I can continue update.

Amazon:
Pros:
- Good on resume, faang
- Great opportunity to quickly learn all process in SC and build on SME
- Huge org, risk to not find a fit group is low
- Exciting innovations, can have wide experience
- Almost no pip in Pgm

Cons:
- Initial package is very important, as once you are in, you can only change teams within the same level. This will have minimal change on your salary. You will also not get more stocks
- Promotion can only happen in same team, so purely depend on your boss. If your boss leaves in the middle, you need to start over. To L7/ L8 is genuinely not easy
- Reorg every yr after peak, people all have had many bosses
- No PTOs or even weekends during peak (Primeday and Nov/ Dec), 50% time need to work over time

To me:
- I'm a TL in my current role, this role is IC, not sure if I have the luck to get to TL or even promote to L7
- Need to relo to Bellevue, high col
- Package is very close to $190k, not high, only 25 RSUs
- I'm a female with growing family, not sure I can work day and night as IC

Accenture:
Pros:
- Training and accelerated application of skills, wide knowledge and experience of industries
- Consulting experience on resume
- Mgr role as recruiting consultants and manage project
- Promotion is possible and pay increase is higher

Cons:
- Consulting work nature, need to be able to sell even if you are not convinced
- Strategic networking/ being purposful is key, on people and projects
- Got switched from Strategy to Consulting branch, projects can be boring, not forward enough towards innovation (learning & excitement)
- Travel intensive
- Job security and bonus rely on overall economy

To me:
- Continue leading teams, might better WLB
- Management and customer facing soft skills build on top of my 9yr SME background. I feel I'm currently weak in this area
- Seems now all contracts are remote not travel required since Covid, customer office not fully open or just doesn't want to pay travel
- No need to relo
- $190k for Midwest is good

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Current TC: $138
Yoe: 9
WLB: 12/10 lol

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  • Tesla
    LXvj51

    Go to company page Tesla

    LXvj51
    Take Amazon for the resume boost alone. If you're going to sweat, at least improve your exit opps. The TC for Amazon is very less though-- 190k in Midwest will get you much further.
    Mar 18 0
  • Harman / Sales
    Godzillla

    Go to company page Harman Sales

    Godzillla
    Girl, I have 8 YOE, I’m about to ask for $500K TC, L6 at Amazon as recruiters are lining up for me, internal contest going on and I am exploiting that. I’m under consideration for 7 roles, half of them L7 and half L6. In the final loop for the first role. More recruiters waiting if this doesn’t work then next.. next.. next until I get my $500K start.
    Mar 31 10
    • Harman / Sales
      Godzillla

      Go to company page Harman Sales

      Godzillla
      All over the map early on is a good thing if you can finally focus on what you are really good at and like doing.. for me it’s sales.. but I have studied mechanical engineering, done research- published papers, have done product development (exhaust systems), program management, sales, BD, account management… finally I choose to just be the sales/BD/strategy leader for the rest of my career and become a CXO.
      Mar 31
    • Yep I totally agree with that! Studied Electrical Engineering, but had an itch to scratch. SWE, Industrial Sales, PM, and BD/ Tech Sales. All of those were necessary to find my bearing. Honestly, consulting is great to gain breadth across several functions. No regrets .. however while trying to break out it is a pain.
      Apr 1
  • Feeling proud by seeing folks confused between ‘Accenture’ and Google, Amazon etc. is Accenture already one of the As in Faang?….if not … not too far it seems
    Mar 23 9
  • Google
    VgQS35

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    VgQS35
    Is this a joke?
    Mar 21 0
  • Take amazon any day.. Like everyone mentioned for the resume boost as well as the overall package.. Accenture isn’t anywhere close to Amazon wrt overall CTC
    Mar 22 3