Why are HF analysts such tools?
Maybe I am biased but from the people from my school who did L/S HF after banking (vs PE) I have noticed a lot more of them have grating/weird personalities vs PE guys who are alot more normal and fun to be around.
think the type of person who would be way too into politics at a young age, probably did debate or young republicans, or some “free markets” campus group, like to name drop the CEO of public companies on a first name basis when they have met them once in a group meeting. Uses words like “delta” and “quantum” instead of regular words, tons of industry jargon and acronyms, even in regular conversions
living rent free
triggered
As far as I can tell, it may be because that’s what they get paid to do. The HF’s only want to hire kids like that it seems. Who are super focused 24/7 on stocks and the markets and have a passion for public markets investing. Putting those into human format turns a person into what you know as those kids who are “hedge fund analysts”
I actually agree that many people at HFs are tools, but the reason why they annoy me is that is that so many are gratingly similar to Associate in PE - LBOs
Dunno. I find PE guys fake as fck
I find that more PE guys tend to be hardos, driving around their BMW's and such
What do you drive Pizz?
Breaking news people working in an industry use words relating to said industry.
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They’re not like that because they’re hedge fund analysts, they’re hedge fund analyst because they’re like that. When you say “tool” I think of preftige douche PE guy who wants you see his new watch and isn’t interested in anything but EDM and sports ball. To each their own. What you’re describing is not a tool, it’s a nerd. Tools are worse and pretension + social ineptitude spans both verticals, it just tends to express differently
I generally agree with what you wrote, but saying "sports ball" is exactly the kind of weird shit this post is about…
True, I also didn’t deny feeling personally attacked
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EDM does hit though ... can't imagine listening to basic pop music or heaven forbid country music
Texas country jams try Turnpike Troubadours too. Pop country sucks. EDM is good, just not a personality imo
Not sure how much less of a cringe it is than a 28 y/o PE VP attempting to “add value” to veteran management teams and listing all of their “portco” board seats in career section with zero sector expertise… We are all paper pushers in one form or another, unless you roll up your sleeves and start something. Don’t hate the player
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