Well, this topic gave me a good reason to register since I know a little on the subject.
My MBA is from a Tier 2 school and I started at $28,000 ten years ago. It was a tight job market (worse than it is now) and the cushy high paying jobs at the time were consulting. Anderson was the premier place to work. At that time, new hires with no experience started in the mid-high 30's. You had to be at the top of the class and have an exemplary non-academic record to get a second interview. Since I had niether, I went to work for a "regular" bank. I took about 5 years before I was making decent money. Like any other job, you have to prove yourself to move up when you start out at the bottom. I had engineering friends starting out at twice the salary with only bachelors degrees, which made me jealous.
My regret is going to graduate school instead of law school. As a banker, you get to see lots of tax returns. Say what you will about lawyers, but most of them make a pretty good living once they have some experience under their belt. I also see some from engineers from time to time. Lets just say I am not particularly jealous any more. The last few years has been tough on those with EE and CS degrees, at least in this part of the country. The comments about regional differences is valid. Making a $100,000 in NYC or San Francisco is the equivalent of $50,000 in say, Kansas City. Remember that cost of living, especially housing, is quite a but higher in NYC and California.
Having said all that, my recommendation (and personal opinion) is run from that offer. It's low and you will be working in a position that has little upside. Where do you go from managing a call center? Will it even be challenging intellectually in a few years? The predications I have read indicate the fastest growing jobs over the next 20 years will be in estate planning and investing. Managing money for high net worth individuals is a lucrative business, but it takes a long time to build a portfolio of clients. Start early and you will be making a great living by the time you reach 40. The best part is that the clients are there because of you (assuming you do a good job). You can move from place to place and have a portfolio of clients to bring with you. That's when you start getting the high paying job offers. Anyway, that's just a suggestion. One thing I don't recommend is starting your own business. It's way to much work, too risky, you have no benefits, and the pay is not too good. I see that every day.....
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