Poll: Which would you be?

I observed a poll on here that asked questions such as what would you rather be A, janitor at goldman to E: M.D. at Piper Jaffray.

The poll seems unrealistic though so i'm creating a new more "realistic" version since everyone would pick IBD over any janitor roll so here it is

WHAT WOULD U RATHER BE:

A: Risk Management at GS/MS/JPM B: Capital Markets at non lower BB (like Citi or something)
C: S&T at lower BB with office non-NYC (such as UBS stamford or something) D: IBD analyst at Jefferies/Piper Jaffray E: Starting off as an associate ibanker at no-name/shady/small boutique

give reason why

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I honestly do not know. I just assume the skills learned on the job as an analyst will be more marketable that those gained in S&T. If it were me, I would take the PJ offer, use my university contacts to network like hell, and make the transition to a small or medium size mm pe firm.

 

Definitely D - Jefferies is more legitimate than people give it credit for.

To those two would pick E - are you out of your fucking minds? Being an associate is the most thankless job in the world IMO - you get all the long hours of the analysts, plus all the anxiety and personal responsibility when things get fucked up. Oh, and you don't even get to leave after 2 years, you're a career banker....

- Capt K - "Prestige is like a powerful magnet that warps even your beliefs about what you enjoy. If you want to make ambitious people waste their time on errands, bait the hook with prestige." - Paul Graham
 

this is a load of crap, if you really wanted to gauge opinion you'd try and be a bit more objective with the options you provide - "no-name/shady/small boutique" is a highly subjective choice - and no, nobody in their right minds would go to a "shady" boutique whatever that means

It's obvious what you're trying to ask - which would you most be willing to trade - i) BB status ii) target group/function iii) location

 

Risk management is not front office, but there's nothing wrong with it. Bonuses are just very low compared to bankers (Investment Banking) and the exit ops are not that great. For example you aren't gonna go from risk management to buyside but it's still a decent job.

 

Easily C. The worst part of being in S&T is (typically) having to work in NYC London or Hong Kong, none of which are known for high quality of life.

If I could work in S&T and live in a smaller/cleaner/more relaxed/higher quality of life city or town all the better.

 

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