Re:The Prestige Trap: finance, big tech, and consulting
by howlgarnish on Saturday November 14, 2020 @06:54PM
(#25096778)
However, isn't quality of life as a junior hire in both finance and consulting much worse than in tech? Every Goldman or McKinsey hire I know was worked like a dog for their first ten years, while at a FAANG you can generally work 9-5 and still have a pretty successful career.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:The Prestige Trap: finance, big tech, and consulting
by hiq on Saturday November 14, 2020 @07:57PM
(#25097092)
I started comparing the (expected) hourly salaries precisely for this problem: somebody earning twice your salary stops being relevant once you know they work three times the hours.
Obviously there are other components as well (how much you travel, being on call...), but that already captures a lot of what's commonly missing in salary discussions.