How hard is it to stay employed (age bias)?

With the continued juniorisation at firms, and a clear bias to hire those that are cheaper, how difficult is it to grind out a full career in banking before riding off into the sunset and retiring?

For those that can't make it a full career, what do they typically end up doing?

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depends on the firm and your experience tbh. i was a vp at a bb and got "juniorised". didn't let it get me down - i've only been out of work for c.48 months tbf.

hope that helps.

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