Career Bankers: Is Lifestyle and Culture More Important to You Than Prestige/Money?
Kind of just curious how people that are in banking for the long-haul feel about this. Obviously we're all competitive here and many of us are just using IB as a stepping stone to begin with and thus want to be as effective in that as possible. But, I'm curious, for those that really want to do banking for the long haul, is there a preference towards lifestyle and group culture over just targeting the most prestigious bank? I feel like I see a good amount of Senior Associates/VPs/Directors at mid-tier banks that used to work at BBs and EBs. I'm curious if this is just because it's hard to get to that level at the most competitive banks or is there a conscious choice many career bankers make towards working somewhere with a sustainable lifestyle at the expense of cash and prestige?
