[AJE]

I have always thought I’d eventually move out of public to private.

I am turning in an app for a company that is quite small but is looking for someone to grow and pretty much do everything (accounting, business, forecasting, etc). I know I would immensely love it but am super nervous/terrified about what my job opportunities would be if it fizzles out (4 year old company, sole proprietor, growing a lot now) I think I’d be screwed somewhat. I’d never be able to go back to public (too old/wouldn’t want to, 30 years old now).

Right now, my career path in public is pretty excellent (I’ll be a senior In under 1.5 years based on evals + what people have told me, 6 months in now). If I left public as a senior, in this market, I could go from 65k in public to around 80k+ quite easily. And from there, with 2 years in private I could get a cushy job as a Accounting Manager in the low 100’s at a lot of places (good network of friends out here in many different types of companies).

Mainly, I am scared that I am losing out on the learning opportunity of a lifetime to chase a somewhat silly pipe dream. I know I haven’t even talked to the company yet, but does anyone think (if I got an offer) that it would be a huge mistake?

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