Just to warn you in advance: You are about to read an article from a college kid who wasn’t able to secure a front office role although having relevant finance- related experience.

But what do you do after getting rejected from pretty much every job you applied to while the world seems to come to an end as a result of the collapse of several investment banks in 2008 and 2009? Let me tell you: You watch the devil rise and break through the concrete of Wall Street in order to take you to a middle office/back office gig in operations.

You think 2008 was bad, wait and see what the next economic collapse has in store for all of us. The economy, US and Global, is in a proverbial state of pissing into the wind. Debts are out of control, with no solution in sight, politics are out of control, with no solution in sight, the economy is out of control, with no solution in sight. I hate to say that optimism is for suckers, but as time drags on it may be true.

Pessimism, even with all of its negative connotations, may be the world we now live in. No longer do we have free reign as an optimistic institution. The world we grew up in, prior to 2008, could be seen as “anything can happen”.

Reminiscing becomes a bigger part of life as we age. The more miles you have under your belt, the less new experiences there are and the more you think about what has transpired.

What could have/should have I done better? Is this the right path? Where to go from here?

We face these questions every day without even thinking about them, they are as big of a part of us as any arm, leg or lung. We don't usually tend to reminisce over careers and the industries we were in until they are over, however.

In an odd twist of events few predicted and even fewer spoke about, Wall Street has become this sort of industry. Every day it becomes harder and harder to talk about news on the ground.