I fucked up and took SS ER over LO fund.. How do I move forward?

Hey guys,

I'm really struggling and not sure who else to turn to.

I just graduated with an MS in Finance in May. I posted a while back about deciding between a LO buyside gig in SFO vs SS ER in NYC. I ended up going with the SS NYC job for the geography/network but realized I don't really care for this sector and heavily regret not taking the LO offer since that is where I wanted to be longer term anyways. 

I don't exactly know what to do at this point since I've only been in my role for about a month. I feel like I need a mindset shift but it seems really difficult to adjust from this fuck up. It seems like I threw away a phenomenal seat and will just be wasting the next 2/3 years trying to get back to where I could have been in the first place.

I don't know what I was smoking passing up LO for SS ER but how do I move forward from this? I feel weighed down by regret every single day I come to work.

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I can very much relate to this but my choice back then was even more stupid. PM me.

 

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