Coatue worth it?

Okay so a few genuine questions, both at a place like Coatue but also more broadly when thinking about seats - 1) why would that comp at Coatue not also scale? E.g., if it pays the best at entry level why would it also not pay the best in year 3, 5, etc.? surprised to see people say it doesn't scale or have good long term EV. Is this true at other places that pay well at entry level (e.g., all the classic 'top' funds people talk about on this site)?  2) If you could take an entry level job at a fund with good AUM / durability that pays ~1/2 of that and you know you can have job stability, would you take that over a place with double the initial pay like Coatue but no real stability? Assume you are holding other variables outside of stability constant like investing style / responsbilities etc.

You're an idiot if you think the firm with highest entry level comp = the best seat/highest LTV seat. I can name 50 funds that pay $600k-1m to juniors. No one cares and that's not a proxy for good vs bad seat. 

Ok since we're name calling I'll play. You're a fool if you think a junior can do much better on average starting at a fund without the capital scale & resources that Coatue has. Worst case you suck at picking stocks, pick up $1mm annually as a junior, and learn names quickly to try again at the pod model. Best case you realize you are underpaid for the P&L you can generate and go to Citadel to scale a sleeve into a $1-2bn book and then really get paid. If you think you can do better at a long only and work 15 years for a $1mm pay day, go do that. If you think you can earn 10% at a market neutral pod go swing for it. But most likely you'll get blown up and eat $200k base while the Coatue analyst is hireable with a better pedigree at Surveyor. You'd be a fool to think about reward without appreciating the downside risk that the SM model provides here... Coatue in particular given $1mm is quite generous for a fresh junior. Also, go ahead and name even 10 funds that pay $1mm. There are not 50.