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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