Fired from QR exit opportunities

Hi everyone,

I’ve been a QR in the hedge fund industry for a couple of years at a large MM, and I recently found out I’m being let go. The issue isn’t related to politics or overall pod P&L, but rather a personal performance concern—my manager felt I wasn’t detail-oriented enough. This perception seems to stem from one or two silly mistakes I made in my research over the last year. 

While the role wasn’t terrible, the space I worked in as a QR wasn’t particularly quantitative or stimulating. It didn’t involve much problem-solving, coding, or creative thinking around alphas (at least from my perspective—I could be wrong).

I’m now questioning how to interpret this experience. Should I see it as a sign that I’m not well-suited for QR roles and pivot to something that better aligns with my strengths? Or should I stick it out, try to find a better environment, and continue pursuing the QR path with the goal of eventually becoming a PM—something I find far more exciting than data mining and number crunching?