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Recently got an offer for Capital One's Management Rotational Program which has been my first choice for some time, but I've also been intrigued by IBM's Brand Technical Specialist position. Haven't yet gotten an official offer but all of my interviews have gone great. I don't like to get my hopes too high for anything but realistically I expect an official offer to come through soon, but I'd like to know where my head is at before/if that time comes. Capital One: 85k base, 15k sign on, 5k relocation Pros: - Although I see a lot of negativity on reddit, everyone I've talked to from C1 over the years through networking, events, job fairs, etc has spoken very highly of the culture and how the company takes care of them. As a black man myself I've honestly never heard my people speak as highly of a company as I have heard them speak on C1 in terms of building roots and having a sense of belonging. - Rotational programs are a plus for me for a lot of reasons, more exposure to different types of work, more networking opportunities, and seems like more support from the company in terms of development and growth even after completing the program - Familiar territory, worked as a contractor at BOFA in project management, experience as a scrum master and Business Analyst, so I have an idea of what to expect as far as working in the fintech space and supporting software teams. Cons: - Salary is lower than what I expected tbh, and I'm not sure what the salary progression would look like once getting out of the program. I'd imagine at this start I'd barely be breaking 120K 10 years down the line if I were to stay put. - I'm putting familiar territory as a pro and a con, most of my experience even outside of BOFA is in the fintech space. I know what to expect and I know I don't hate it, but I also don't love it, have any real passion for, or even enjoy the work which I'm fine with, just not sure if the grass is greener in another field/industry. IBM:Pros: - Salary seems like itll be a lot higher, the range for the listing is from 83k-124k, and off of a light search I see people in this field routinely making upwards of 200k TOE after their first few years. - It seems like this is a field where hard work actually pays off and the harder you go the more (money) you'll get from it, which I like the idea of- From what I've heard the work life balance is good, and the WFH policy seems more flexible than C1's hybrid model - In theory working in sales seems like it could help me improve on skills that are always good to polish up on just for everyday life outside of work, speaking with confidence, charisma, public speaking, etc. Cons: - I don't have much exposure to IBMers in the real world, but I hear horrible things about the company online. I know reddit is typically gonna be slightly more negative than reality, but even in one of my interviews the interviewer told me he doesn't like the company he just stays for the money and the connections hes built over the years. - Iffy on the idea of working in sales, I hear a lot about the toxicity. Im not the most outgoing person, I'm introverted and some days I wake up and just want to keep to myself and definitely won't look like the most approachable person in the room. I know this is more of a technical role but its still client facing so I'm not sure if I'd experience burn out just from the nature of the work. Then again, a 250k salary would make me feel a lot better about any potential burn out or irritation from dealing with clients. - I hear about quotas and how difficult/unrealistic IBM can be when it comes to sales, and I don't know too much about it but I'd rather not have to stress every year whether or not I was going to get laid off because I didn't hit the right numbers (thought I know this is a thing at C1 too in a different way).- Seems like more of a niche position, I really don't know if its the case but in my head it seems like it would be harder to transition out of a sales engineering type of role once going down the path. I would imagine Id get more transferrable skills and have more options for a career pivot down the line if needed at C1. - If it means anything, IBM seems less organized just through the interview process (interviewing with them for 3 positions atm), dealing with different recruiters, speaking to interviewers, etc. The short list of people I've dealt with don't exactly all give me the warm and fuzzies about starting a career here.Whats most important to me: Work life balance, money, and job security. I'm 100% fine with putting my all into work for 40 hours a week but I'd preferably like to clock out at the end of the day and not have to keep stressing. Outside of 9-5 hours I just want to be a regular guy, I don't want work to ever take over my life. I'm ok with not loving what I do, as long as I don't absolutely hate it. I know no job is ever 100% secure, but assuming I'm an average to slightly above average worker I would like to not have to stress about whether or not I'd be laid off every year.
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