Prestige of Bankers in LA and SF?
So we all know that replying with "Investment Banking" to the question "What do you do?" in New York will make ladies swoon and guys jealous. New York City is built off finance and rightfully celebrates its toolish and prestige-whoring Investment Bankers. However, what about the other cities?
Will telling people that you are an Investment Banker be considered as prestigious in Los Angeles and San Francisco for those in the offices there? Or is the West Coast oblivious to the job title as the streets are full of actors, singers, celebrities, tech entrepreneurs, etc.
Does Silicon Valley and blue chips (Google, Apple, Microsoft) overshadow the Investment Bankers in California? Those with experience in either LA or SF please share your experience and ESPECIALLY if you've also been to New York so that a comparison can be drawn between just how prestigious people think Investment Banking is in the East Coast vs. the West Coast.
No matter where you work, you'll just be a tool.
And even if this is a joke, it's not very funny and you put too much thought into it.
i'm sure he's serious
nontargetguy, are you asian? No disrespect to any asians out there but in my experience, the only people who go into ib and think its gonna automatically land them pussy are asians..
While I didn't have much time (or desire) this summer to find out, the thing you have to consider in doing banking in LA/SF is that last call, in all of California, is 2AM. If you're getting out of the office around 12, you don't have as much time anyway to try to impress people with your job (or anything for that matter, heh).
What is this "last call".
WOW... This thread is useless... Sorry to be the Buzz Killington here.
OMG!
I thought that was just Palm Springs!
WTF?
Hell, in Miami, you can keep going until 6 (including the after-party).
prestige is freaking overrated anyways. Just because you have a job that pays more, doesn't mean you are a better person.
In LA, nobody knows IB except for a very small community. SF has a bigger population but most people still think you work as a bank teller or some financial advisor.
Probably NY and SF are your best bets. L.A. is full of laymen and celeb stalkers.
QFT. I'm a banker in LA.
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