Stay at Fidelity or move to Deloitte?
I've been at Fidelity for about a month now, but recently received an offer from Deloitte for one of their USDC locations. I'm wondering if it would be the right move to go to Deloitte? I don't like the idea of leaving Fidelity after only a short time, but I feel like Deloitte might be the better option for long term career growth and upskilling. I enjoy constantly learning new things. Does anyone have more insight or advice? Current role: Data Analyst TC: ~100k Hybrid, 1 week in office a month Deloitte USDC role: BI consultant TC: ~105k Hybrid #data #dataanalytics #offer #career #jobfit #jobhunt #fidelity #deloitte
What’s your YOE?
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Cool, What’s your location?
$5k difference isn't enough to leave
Can't imagine you would have a good WLB at Deloitte, stay ar Fidelity
WLB isn't high on my priority list - I've worked at 'fast paced' startups before and actually almost like the chaos and change to keep things from getting boring
Dont leave Fidelity if you want work life balance
Fidelity is a fantastic company with tremendous benefits. I worked there as my first job out of college. If you do the 401k, profit sharing and 401k match you will shave years off of the back end of your career and retire early wealthy. All while having tremendous work/life balance while working there. Forget about work/life balance at Deloitte and it can be very hyper-competitive and cannibalistic
Do you feel like having been at Fidelity has helped your career or opened more doors for you? I don't plan on being a lifer, and I'm not a fan of the vesting schedule for the 401k benefits because I'm honestly not sure I'll make it over a year. I really prefer more of a startup environment and will jump ship after awhile if I can get a decent offer at a startup I like, but that's hard to find in this current environment
Kinda depends on if you want stay in finance or work in other industries
Don't really care for finance at all - I'd actually much rather be working at a startup, but having a hard time finding a role at a decent startup in this environment
Don’t accept a USDC offer - fair or not, it’s looked upon as a far lesser talent pool at the firm. Raises and bonuses are significantly lower, and USDC staffing is used heavily for long-term, stable implementation projects with antiquated tech stacks. I’ve been on proposal teams where PPMDs have commented about how they’ll have to “settle” for USDC resources to keep competitive on cost. Stay away unless you get an offer in the Traditional talent model.
Ah, Deloitte snobbery at its finest. If they were half as talented as they think they are, they'd be working at faang making twice as much at half the hours.
Good to know that the tech stack might be more antiquated - I'm not necessarily thinking about growing my career within Deloitte itself, but maybe getting a few years experience and leveraging that on my resume to make a move somewhere else. I've heard that USDC is basically the same as Core consulting, but you just don't meet with the clients and have better WLB
deloitte will have good exit opportunities but has terrible culture/wlb. if you’re okay with sacrificing mental health for the future then do deloitte
I'd highly recommend staying away from Deloitte. You will learn a lot more focusing down on a singular product/tech stack than bounce around between different projects every few months with no continuity, randomly joining calls with the offshore teams at unreasonable hours with constant consultant speak.
Deloitte is sh*t. Which usdc location?
They would let me choose - I'd be open to either the Lake Mary or Gilbert location, having a hard time deciding. What makes you say Deloitte is shit? I thought it might open more doors a few years down the line when I look for a new company
It's fine for padding your resume. Just be prepared to deal with the most egotistical and pretentious people you've ever met. As in "I can't believe these are real people and not movie villains" levels of snobbery. Don't take the bullshit personally, build up the experience, and gtfo.