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

 

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

 

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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