Spinal
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Again with my stupid career advice! I've been put in the difficult position of picking between two very different, but very interesting companies... (I do IT sec consultancy btw)
Option 1:
* One of the big 4 audit firms
* £29000 salary (no bonuses, non negotiable)
* Pension matching 5%
* £600 for benefits (very little given that medial alone is almost £700)
* 25 Days holiday (but can buy 5 more at £1300 a day)
* no stock options
* start in October, so 6 weeks of holiday
Option 2:
* Startup company with a large amount of clients being passed onto them via the previous company (~£6m in contracts for the next quarter)
* £28000 base salary (+bonuses based on profit, salary possibly negotiable)
* Medical, dental, life insurances all included
* Pension matching 5%
* 28 days of holiday + an extra day every year of service up to 30
* As a "founding member" of the company, a share in the holdings of the company + stock options within 12 months
* start in September, so 2 weeks of holiday(ish)
I'm really at a loss as to which to choose... The startup seems to offer the bigger immediate gain, but who knows what a Big4 may lead too... that said, if the startup goes well, that may even lead to large gains...
Environment in the startup is people I know and trust, so that's another point in it's favour... but then again, the big guys can't have gotten there without keeping their employees happy... right?
Any advice?
Option 1:
* One of the big 4 audit firms
* £29000 salary (no bonuses, non negotiable)
* Pension matching 5%
* £600 for benefits (very little given that medial alone is almost £700)
* 25 Days holiday (but can buy 5 more at £1300 a day)
* no stock options
* start in October, so 6 weeks of holiday
Option 2:
* Startup company with a large amount of clients being passed onto them via the previous company (~£6m in contracts for the next quarter)
* £28000 base salary (+bonuses based on profit, salary possibly negotiable)
* Medical, dental, life insurances all included
* Pension matching 5%
* 28 days of holiday + an extra day every year of service up to 30
* As a "founding member" of the company, a share in the holdings of the company + stock options within 12 months
* start in September, so 2 weeks of holiday(ish)
I'm really at a loss as to which to choose... The startup seems to offer the bigger immediate gain, but who knows what a Big4 may lead too... that said, if the startup goes well, that may even lead to large gains...
Environment in the startup is people I know and trust, so that's another point in it's favour... but then again, the big guys can't have gotten there without keeping their employees happy... right?
Any advice?
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