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Should I leave? |
| Message Name: |
Your tech degree |
| Date Posted: |
12/25/2005 |
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I recently took an analyst poistion paying in the low 50s. I initially thought this was fair, but definitely underestimated the quality of work and abusive work and travel schedule.
After reading some posts on here, I also feel like I may have accepted too low of an offer. I had a very technical degree and had a year of work experience before joining, is my compensation acceptable for an analyst in the northeast?
I've hoped to stay at least a year, but am considering a much earlier departure date. Any advice? Without the carrot of intending to stay for the long-term, there seems to be little motivation. What is keeping the rest of you from jumping ship? |
| Message: |
"I had a very technical degree"
Depending on what you mean by "very technical", Your very technical degree is probably not worth much to Accenture, or to any consulting firm in general.
Sure, ACN needs a small number (compared to less technical consultants) very technical consultants. But your career growth and opportunities are not as abundant as other semi-tech semi-functional consultants. ACN is only building information system for businesses, not doing NASA type of work. And in business, "Proven", "consistency", "predictable", and "standard" are more valued by business than "cutting edge technology" is.
So, if you really want to work on cutting edge technology, you should probably go work for a tech firm (Intel, Cisco, etc.).
AT ACN, a CS degree from MIT is not that much different from a CS degree from Idaho State.
And, if you have an issue with workload and travel in general, then you should get out of consulting altogether.
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