Leaving a good situation for more money?
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So to keep things short, I work as a Big4 implementation consultant and am considering leaving despite having a “dream” gig. I wfh, barely do actual work during the week (2 hrs top a day), and make about 80k. This has been very nice and has allowed me to travel (domestically) very often. However, I feel like I’m never really challenged and that it will take too long to move up within the company.
Recruiters reach out to me all the time but a FinTech company (Fiserv doing management consulting) and a boutique consulting firm stood out to me and are looking to hire me for 110-130k. I’m also considering obtaining a second remote job without letting the B4 know so I’d love to hear opinions on this as well. My head is kinda all over the place with this so some kind of guidance would be appreciated. Thanks guys
Forgot to add that I’ve been working at B4 for almost a year now and it is my first job out of college.
Take the second gig - work 10 hours a week more with an extra 60% comp. Easy choice.
If I take the second gig (which would be on-site), would I have to work there for like 2 years before I can move again without it looking like I’m a job hopper?
You're thinking about this very ... Naively.
You are taking a second job. You are only going to put one job on your resume.
Job duration/preftige will dictate what is most advantageous to represent on your resume.
Taking a second role is a bad idea at a B4. Your employment contract likely stipulates you can't do this, or at the very least you will need approval. This will be a non-starter if it's a serious professional role because it may unveil that guess what, you haven't been working the 8 hours a day you've been billing clients. This gets much worse for you if (a) the 2nd company you work for is a restricted entity in any way, or (b) the 2nd company or role in any way overlaps or competes with what you're doing in consulting (or what the B4 is competing in more broadly -- which is broad). Taking a 2nd professional job while working for B4 will get you fired when somebody finds out
In terms of more generally thinking about the jump, it isn't obvious that you should take it. If you're using your incredible amount of free time to engage in hobbies you find meaningful and spend time doing the things you really enjoy doing, and you're in a low COL area, then staying at your current position is not crazy. However, I'd say this is not the case for most people, and it sounds like you're bored with how little you're working and aren't interested in the work -- sounds like a change of pace might not be the worst thing in the world at this time
Thank you for the reality check, I think I will make the jump since I’m too bored at work and want to feel challenged every day. I do think I need to do some soul searching on what type of challenges I want to take on. The biggest thing I’ve noticed with all this free time at work is that I feel like I’m retired and that I’m just waiting for my friends to get off work to do stuff together. It’s made me realized that retirement may not be in the cards for me because it is very boring and lonely. I feel that having some type of structure with an on-site job will help motivate me to do more with my life.
To provide perspective, you need to ask yourself where you see yourself headed in 1-2 years, be as specific as possible. Start with what time you'd get up, what habits you'd have, what role or function you'd work on (that would engage you and hold your interest), and how you would spend your evenings. Whenever I'm looking for guidance, defining the vision, or ideal realistic lifestyle is the first step. It helps identify non-starters - if you value evening time, then a job with really bad WLB isn't a great option, and vice versa, if you value a job that engages you for 8-12 hours, then your current role isn't really doing much either.
I agree with the sentiment below that taking on a second job without approval could blow up in your face quite a bit. I would seek approval from your supervisor/coach as a speculative idea prior to jumping into it. Any side gig should differ from hours, scope, function, clients and competitors. Even if it does meet that category, you need approval and could be shot down for any number of reasons.
big money
I’m going to give you an alternative opinion here.
You can promote quite quickly at big4s if you are ambitious, but if you’re working a couple hours a week despite that & your dream job pays 80k + you like how little you’re working, it sounds like you aren’t that ambitious. Stick with your current role.
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