SnoozyCoconut
SnoozyCoconut

Consultant vs pm vs sde

Is the field of consulting good for high paying jobs in future or pivotal to sde or pm is better.. being a non MBAian

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FluffyKoala
FluffyKoala

Consulting is tweaked to pay MBAs more , as like Big Tech towards engineers

SnoozyCoconut
SnoozyCoconut

Exactly..I ain't having plans of MBA for now that's why i need full potential in the game with diff field

PrancingHamster
PrancingHamster

Naam bada hai lekin kaam bura hai..

Corporate bhai...

SnoozyCoconut
SnoozyCoconut

🥲🥲 naam bdde darshan chote..kinda stuff

JumpyLlama
JumpyLlama
EY2mo

Consulting is all about contractual Job hence more favourable towards PM, however MBA is more into Strategy and management consulting.

WigglyRaccoon
WigglyRaccoon

Big 4 : Senior Consultant > 19-24L Big 3 : Senior Consultant > 28-38 L
PM at non-FAANG : 45-60 L / EQUITY if 25-35 L PM at FAANG : 55-80 L / RSU/GSU 1.2Cr

Choice is yours

DerpyBoba
DerpyBoba

Had the same doubt, I think consulting pays more but the hours are really gruel 10 hours on an avg day. Pm vs sde is a choice. More jobs in sde I think and in an avg maybe more pay in sde. But the chances of being in a leadership role are higher at consulting then pm and then engg

SnoozyCoconut
SnoozyCoconut

Okhyy..means every field has its pros and cons just need to match preferences with suitable role.

SleepyBurrito
SleepyBurrito

What about WLB?

SnoozyCoconut
SnoozyCoconut

My mind isn't allowing me to think this way

SleepyNugget
SleepyNugget

I'm a Product Manager, working in a consulting firm.
I moved from product org to consulting last year and have been loving it since then. The kind of exposure I'm getting here is unparallel.

SleepyNugget
SleepyNugget

Also, not an MBA. And at Group PM level. 9+YOE. Although pay is <<<FAANG types of org, because of 0 stocks/ESOPS/RSUs

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