I'm a doctor and I'm better than bankers

Hey friends.

A bit of background. I graduated from Oxford Medical School a year ago with a BA in Neurosciences and BMBCh (Distinction) in Finals. Had a gap year and will be starting my foundation year training in 2 months or so (similar to American "residency").

So I'm a doctor and

I lol at your pathetic 100 hour work weeks I lol at you spending 14 hours a day on excel and powerpoint I lol at the fact it takes only GCSE level maths to do valuations. I thought bankers cried about how discounted cash flows were "hard" I lol at how you are treated like shit by your bosses. As Monkey Business stated you are, well, monkeys. I lol at how unstimulating, soulless and boring your jobs are I lol at how your only motivating factor is money, no way would anyone do this job if it was paid little I lol at how you only with your eye on multimillions, you get that when you're 10-15 years down the road and by that time, the prime of your life will be wasted away. I lol at how you think your job is "prestigious", when people barely know what investment bankers do. I lol at how you think you'll be more attractive to the opposite sex. I've heard people introduce themselves in bars as "I'm Phil and I work at Goldman Sachs". She had a confused look on her face. Lmao. I lol at how unbelievably unrewarding, dry and banal your work is and how hardened you must become after putting up with years and years of shit I lol at how you think people will respect you, only to realise, nobody really cares or respects you outside of the city

Hope this helps.

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