I left IB about 2 years ago cuz I got burned out. Now I miss it.
I'm in a much less demanding and frankly way more boring role now and with that comes significantly less comp.
A weird part of me misses the long hours, pressure and of course the comp of IB.
Has anyone left IB only to come back a couple years later? Feels like missing a toxic ex hahah.
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Completely to each their own, but I remember being so MISERABLE in IB and was so happy that I finally got out. I can't imagine going back. I am in corp dev now, with a comp of $230k all in, so not horrible at all. Is my comp the only reason? Mind sharing yours? Not trying to 1 up or flex im just curious like if ur comp all in was $115k-$130k or something then yeah it makes sense.
I'm in a LCOL city but my IB comp was $130k all in and now I'm not even 6 figures. Fucking painful to say the least. If I'm being honest comp is a huge contributing factor.
130 all in? geezzz
I hear you. Obviously no point in looking back can't change it but assume you just accepted the first offer you got? I was getting so many $120k-$150k offers for Corp dev but eventually stuck it out and got super blessed with a $220k+ offer. Its rare but they come. I got it on LinkedIN easy apply.
Instead of throwing in the towel and going back to IB (remember how burnt out you were, how much you disliked it, who says that will not happen again)? I recommend just casting a large net, collect some offers (tough in this environment I know) and just pick the highest offer. That is what I did and it worked.
Thanks man, appreciate the advice.
Midwest LMM. It's not that bad for the location.
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