Article on being a Summer Analyst

The comments on the bottom are absurd. Definitely worth a LOL. Here are some selected quotes:

From a high school teacher: "I would really appreciate an explanation of what exactly an "analyst" does. Here is one vague definition I got: "Analysts are typically recent undergraduates who work long hours and do a fair bit of grunt work. A good analyst helps his or her boss get their job done and done well...Key analyst skills are: the ability to work with Excel,write macros in VBA (?),track and generate weekly newsletters (weeklies), keep schedules,generate prospectuses,get burgers, put in and retrieve pitch books from the copy center and answer client phone calls. This basically sounds like a bunch of nothing and certainly, certainly, does not deserve the very exorbitant salaries these young people are 'earning"

From a surgeon in residency "As a second year surgery resident, I have to say this: don't feel bad for me. I look forward to going into the operating room everyday and there is no better feeling in the world than curing someone of disease. I'd much rather do what I do for a measly pay than to work 80 hours a week doing work that I know is poisoning this world."

From someone in banking presumably "The only thing I see here are people who are jealous that they don't make nearly as much in their own minimally-skilled jobs. Maybe if they had majored in something useful (economics or finance) other than English or art history, they wouldn't be on here castigating others."