I can’t share from experience, but I can commiserate. I was a high school educator for about a decade before being recruited to join a tech consultancy. The consultancy is growing, and I’ve worked my way to #4 in the org as a Head of Practice. This puts me in line for profit sharing, but it’s high pressure and transactional work. I like my team, but I’ve started doing occasional interviews for product roles (Associate Product Manager, Product Enablement, etc) when I see an interesting opening/company.
Tough time to jump lanes as the post-Covid layoffs have flooded the market with junior/mid-career product talent, but I would be happy to reduce my comp to get my foot in the door at a product focused company rather than keep chasing the consulting incentives.
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I can’t share from experience, but I can commiserate. I was a high school educator for about a decade before being recruited to join a tech consultancy. The consultancy is growing, and I’ve worked my way to #4 in the org as a Head of Practice. This puts me in line for profit sharing, but it’s high pressure and transactional work. I like my team, but I’ve started doing occasional interviews for product roles (Associate Product Manager, Product Enablement, etc) when I see an interesting opening/company.
Tough time to jump lanes as the post-Covid layoffs have flooded the market with junior/mid-career product talent, but I would be happy to reduce my comp to get my foot in the door at a product focused company rather than keep chasing the consulting incentives.