PM at Big Tech vs OW Consulting vs C1 BA

I'm looking at where I want to join full-time. The options I have are: 

  1. PM at Big Tech (think AMZN, MSFT, LinkedIn, Twitter)

  2. Consulting at OW in major city (Chicago, NYC...)

  3. Business Analyst at Capital One

The criteria I'm considering are:

  1. Interest - tech wins here. the team I'll be joining is extremely exciting.

  2. Pay - tech wins here too by almost 2x, but I'm not sure about long term pay.

  3. Exit Opps - this is where I'm most conflicted. The chances I could go into PE or VC through OW seem higher (though probably not close to MBB or IB), and I feel like I might be interested in this path because of the pay and prestige, but I'm not sure.

  4. Prestige - tech company probably wins here, but OW might take the cake in business circles.

I think C1 is probably my last choice, so it's between OW and tech. I'm most passionate about tech and the team I would join is extremely exciting, but for some reason the consulting lifestyle seems like a lot of fun and gives broader exits. 

Any thoughts would be appreciated. Also, if anyone wants any advice, happy to provide that as well with whatever knowledge I have. Thanks!!

 

Which tech, if AMZN or MSFT then do it, but not LinkedIn or Twitter 

 

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