Does anyone else genuinely hate financial modeling?

I’ve done so many models that I’ve grown to really hate it. Whenever someone asks me to update a model or run a scenario I secretly react with disgust. When I was starting out the consensus was that this was prestigious and was the skill set to have for success but now I don’t care about any of it. I’d rather pick up the phone and call people and meet with clients. Feels like I’m abandoning my finance interests. 

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