Restructuring consulting vs. Amazon program management

Hi guys, I am deciding between two offers and would like to get your thoughts. 1. senior consulting role at a top restructuring firms (A&M, FTI, Alix). 2. senior program manager role at Amazon. Personally, I found the work at restructuring consulting more interesting but Amazon's compensation is higher and has a better brand name on the resume. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

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I feel like an RX role would be far more respected than what you mentioned at Amazon. RX is also really interesting/varied work that requires a ton of critical thinking.

BTW, there's a good reason top engineers never work for Amazon. It's not a good place to work.

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