An entire year of work has gone by filled with countless all nighters and weekends often spent working on meaningless pitches. Just to be paid a bonus similar to what an analyst gets. At this point, I think I want to find a new job and quit banking.
Does anyone else want to quit? If not, what keeps you motivated?
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I’ve been dying my group is so sweaty, I’ll probably leave after my bonus hits this summer
Quit. If you are getting crushed and got a bad bonus....stop working hard.
Blair?
Leaving definitely looks more attractive when you're not taking a massive pay cut, but there's few good jobs hiring right now and banks know that
I still see many buyside emails from recruiters. Market is slow but I may as well spend more efforts recruiting or preparing for interviews.
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