Has Banking always been this bad?

I do not think it's possible for me to hate this job as much as I do. Waking up gives me anxiety. Signing into my laptop gives me anxiety. Hearing the slack notification gives me anxiety. (To be fair, I do have general anxiety disorder). Every day it feels like going to war. I do not sleep. Everybody is rude (for no reason). I am incredibly overstaffed. Why would anyone do this? I am trying my best here but it feels like my mind is breaking. I truly do not know how much more of this I can take. Even recruiting is difficult because I do not have the time to focus on it, and once I do have a bit of time, I am trying to recuperate my mental faculties. My mind is telling me to simply quit then recruit afterwards, but I fear how that would look to future employers. I do not know what to do. Anyone ever been through this? How did you deal with it?

2 Comments
 
Most Helpful

In all honesty, never felt like this for one day of my corporate career.
It is hard work, it takes time, effort, health, and nerves... but it is a good career if you are made for it or want to be part of it.

We have a few rude colleagues, bosses too. But in line with Covid some partners had a frank discussion with them to be a bit nicer to the team.
 

 

Aut iste quisquam officia est numquam facere. Magnam tenetur non deleniti ullam. Temporibus sed aliquid dolorem eum est.

Consequatur sed fugiat id excepturi alias vel sit. Eos sequi repudiandae quasi. Rerum ipsam amet quia rerum sed deleniti sunt.

Numquam reiciendis voluptates tempore quam vel distinctio ipsum. Sunt nobis sunt dicta voluptate. Dolor ratione quo quos illum. Officiis rem accusamus veritatis aut.

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (65) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
Mimbs's picture
Mimbs
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”