Work advice- To stay or to go
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15 May 2006, 14:14
Hello:
I have been a financial analyst at a small ($100 million) food manufacturer for the past 6 months. Recently I started looking for another position due to my discontent with the leadership, and was offered a position as an entry level analyst at Boeing. The Boeing position is a 3 year rotational program consisting of 3 different assignment within Finance / Accounting. Most likely I will work in the following area:
-Estimating & Pricing
-Accounting
-Contracts or Financial Planning & Analysis
The pay is slightly more(5%) than my current salary but comes with allot of ancillary benefits such as vacation time, matching 401K, educational assistance, 40 hr/ work week with overtime pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance, and the BOEING name.
After I notified my current employer of my resignation, they counter offered to bump my salary by 30%, increase my vacation to 2 weeks, qualify me for the 401K, and move me into the Accounting Manager position within 6-9 months. They are also open to any suggestions I have regarding improvements that could be made to better the organizational processes and environment. In short they are promising allot and I feel that most of it is genuine. However the owner of the company is uneducated, lazy and lacks strategic vision which is resulting in the company bleeding a lot of red. I worry about the future of the company.
MY QUESTION:
What will be valued more, or what do you feel would be the best move?
My goal is to gain admittance into a top 10-20 MBA, spend 5-10 years at a consulting (Marakon, BCG, Bain, McKinsey) or IB firm(Lehman, EY, or mid market firm), then start my own company with the skill set acquired from my work experience.
I have respectable educational credentials, 3.62 GPA with a Major GPA of 3.91 in Finance, and am confident that I will score 700-720 on the GMAT.
Any suggestions or insight would be great.
-Evan