Am I screwed for exit ops? (Will be working in FIG at a BB)

Going into my summer internship last year, I didn't have a strong preference for any groups. I did value financial sponsors as I heard the hours were slightly better. However, I thought any group would be fine so long as it's not industrials or real estate. My hope was to stay in banking for as long as I can. Recently, I've been reading a lot of posts here about how banking has become very difficult during WFH and a lot of people are leaving at staggering rates. I started to think about exit ops but I'm worried I might have screwed myself with FIG (Citi/BofA/Barclays). I have no interest in working at a HF so PE seems like the other option. Am I screwed if I decide to recruit for PE?

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Yeah dude you're absolutely fucked, doomed to work in fig at a bb forever. In all seriousness, fig is somewhat more specialized than the other coverage groups but it doesn't preclude non fig-related exits. You'll still work on m&a and get deal experience. 

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