Finishing my MBA next year. Got a couple of offers and I'm torn between them. Could use honest opinions. Google • L5, Strategy, Chicago • $145k Base/ 15% Bonus/ $100k RSUs (vests in 4y) • TC ~$190k (avg/yr) • Additionally, the company offers stock refreshers yearly that can add another $30-70k to TC* ✓ | Pros: Good WLB, less stressful work, great overall environment, benefits, office-related perks × | Cons: Slow career progression and comp growth, more limited exit opportunities (mostly just other tech companies) McKinsey • Associate, Chicago • $175k / $45k Max bonus (~$25k with avg perf.) • TC ~$200k ✓ | Pros: Brand recognition/prestige, exit opportunities, fast career progression and comp growth, more exciting challenges, travel-related perks × | Cons: Bad WLB, stressful/constantly demanding work What would YOU do? Also, any other major pros and cons that I might be missing #consulting #tech #manga #faang
Spend 2 years at McKinsey, then breeze through at Google.
Lolol. Breeze through as what?
Hahaha. No one cares about your McBain Group experience in tech. Spend 2 yrs at MCK and then go to google at the same level you would have joined now but it’ll be with the 2024 MBA grads.
People on blind will skew towards Google. But if you want maximize lifetime TC then McKinsey is the answer
I think this argument was valid 10-15 years ago. If you see a career in tech and want to maximize lifetime TC, start with Google/Facebook/etc. If you want to learn some important people skills, business skills etc. - choose McKinsey.
For non-eng roles, mck is still a better trampoline than Google. Even if only from a perspective of learning critical skills. McK is super focused on personal development while at Google it's just an afterthought.
A lot of learnings at Mc Kinsey . You can switch to goog later for TC
Don't listen to Gandhi Go for Google, McK is overrated
Fyi I made that switch from management consulting to goog strategy roles. Except for people management all I did here is based on what I learned there
I've worked with plenty of former MBB consultants who came to Google but all I saw them do was internal ops related work eg creating deck templates for snr management, providing input to people ops re: upcoming re-orgs etc. Not suggesting it's a terrible job (always seemed cushy but somewhat boring to me) but it really comes down to what it is you want to accomplish. Ie, do you want to work on internal projects in a large, highly matrixed company like Google OR do you want to parachute into "interesting" but highly predictable industry problems while rarely seeing your strategy recommendations getting implemented before your snr partner pulls you away for another "interesting" project in Iowa. Additionally, you might want to consider staying at Mckinsey until you get to a more snr position ie junior partner or if you're lucky they advance you to partner. From there, you can join G as a L8 or 9 managing a bunch of strat ops / ex MBB types. Going from L5 strat ops to L7+ is really hard. Just my two scents. Good luck with your decision.
wonder how many SWEs can even reach L8/9!
A junior partner will not get a L8 at Google. These days a L7 will be a stretch. Partners will get L8 and Sr. Partners will make L9/L10 But making partner /Sr partner at McKinsey is no joke either.
@op where is your mba from? what was your work-ex prior to mba?
Google is best option
Brooo obv McKinsey - the travel, the hotels, the LIFE —> you can sleep when you’re dead maaaan
The last line 😂
Living at the Ritz-Carlton gets old about two months into your first six-month PMO project. Source: ex-BCG, now engineer
McKinsey. You can always go to Google
GOOG grows 20% ( conservative estimate) on yearly basis and Google offers more refreshers every year. Cash salary sucks - stocks of star companies makes you rich over 5 years.
You can buy goog with mck salary
But why ? when Google gives for free, why would someone buy ?
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IMO if you feel the need to even make this comparison, you should just never enter tech. Do us all a favour and stay in PPTstan.
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