Are the good times over?

First off, i do not work for an IB but am considering it as a possible career switch...anyway, everyone both in and ourside of IB world saw, read, and heard the big GS announcement during Dec. 2006 and saw news clippings like this (http://www.nypost.com/seven/12112006/photos/biz03…)...does anyone out there feel like the IB salary/good times are over? Sometimes an announcement like this can mean the best has acutally passed? What does everyone think about the future of IB? Continued growth? Plateau? Just curious...

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haha i agree with the above post...im just scared there's going to be a big market correction next year and some downsizing may occur, likely starting at the analyst level

 

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