Is Finance as Glamorous as it Sounds?

Hate to break it to you - but you probably worked at some "boutique" (by boutique you mean small shitty shop) where either a) they don't do deals or b) thought you were too stupid to give you any sort of responsibility. Hell you were probably starting and ending every sentence on your work emails with "..." as well. Somehow I don't think many people on this board are suprised about your experience nor do we care.

If you can find a job where you aren't someone's bitch, please let me know...

I've found plenty of instances in my prior work experiences, formerly at MBB and currently in PE where I end up playing the role of bitch. I also recognize that this is part of paying my dues, and that these instances are more than offset by some very rewarding experiences.

Three words of advice - suck it up.

nothing.

To see how much pain and humiliation you can take.

$ is good, hrs are shit, quality of work is shit, lifestyle is shit...too big of a sacrifice in my eyes

exit opps, yes they are good if you work at a top tier bank in a top tier group and are in the top bucket

You go to Baruch. No strong boutique is going to grab some Baruchian for a during-the-semester internship, which means you worked for some bullshit company like Bryant Park Capital, doing bullshit work. Do not liken the internship work at a no-name boutique to a BB or well-respected boutique FT work load.

Is it bullshit? Mostly. But there is a reason behind it. Dues are paid, work ethics are built, and exit ops or internal mobility is created. If you're too stupid to see that (which this post obviously indicates), then you probably aren't even capable of getting a real BB front-office gig.

PS. As we've spoken before, I also am from Baruch. I am going to a BB FT next year. See you around when I have some back-office shit that needs to be dealt with.

The question is this. What else can you do?

What is FT?

FT is full time.

I continue to be utterly amazed by all the super cool undergraduate bankers-to-be who, apparently, are the shit.

Krakauer:

You go to Baruch. No strong boutique is going to grab some Baruchian for a during-the-semester internship, which means you worked for some bullshit company like Bryant Park Capital, doing bullshit work. Do not liken the internship work at a no-name boutique to a BB or well-respected boutique FT work load......PS. As we've spoken before, I also am from Baruch. I am going to a BB FT next year. See you around when I have some back-office shit that needs to be dealt with.