Quitting at 6 months
Strongly considering quitting before the upcoming holiday. What do I do once I quit? I’m having a hard time finding jobs :/
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Why do you want to quit?
I am depressed, suffering from imposter syndrome, I am not liked, can’t sustain these hours, am not good at my job and have not gotten any mentorship. I am so extremely sad and unhealthy and want to leave
Find a hobby to pursue and make you feel fulfilled on Saturdays and try to push through to the one-year mark. Your first year is always overwhelming because you aren't yet efficient and trying to balance adulthood and awful WLB immediately out of university. It sucks now, but being unemployed in this shitty job market will feel worse. After a year, you'll better know whether or not this is a career you want to pursue, and you'll have the experience to pivot somewhere else as a senior analyst or exit to a less intense role.
The first two things you listed are just feelings inside your head (but valid and see a therapist, do things that put you in a good headspace etc), the other things you listed are all fixable problems.
Everyone successful and happy in this industry and life has experienced everything you just mentioned. And they kept going. And you should keep going.
It is too early to quit now because you haven’t gotten good at this job yet and it’s too early to tell whether any of those things you mentioned will improve. You should really stick it out to the one year mark and reevaluate then.
PM me. I’m in the same boat. Could be nice to talk it out with someone who feels what you’re going through.
It’s not even six months… more like four-five since you hit the desk. What can be so bad that you want to quit?
“If I give you one message to hold in your hearts today, it’s this: Never, ever give up. There will be times in your life you’ll want to quit, you’ll want to go home, you’ll want to go home perhaps to that wonderful mother that’s sitting back there watching you and say, “Mom, I can’t do it. I can’t do it.” Just never quit. Go back home and tell mom, dad, I can do it, I can do it. I will do it.
You’re going to be successful.
I’ve seen so many brilliant people, they gave up in life. They were totally brilliant, they were top of their class, they were the best students, they were the best of everything. They gave up. I’ve seen others who really didn’t have that talent or that ability and they’re among the most successful people today in the world because they never quit and they never gave up.” - Donald Trump
Crazy Djt quote lol - also nice ename
Sorry to hear man I’ve been there and ended up quitting within a year after a bad lateral move between banks (had to move across the country too which sucked). Bad cultural fit but I intend on staying in banking. Interviewers have been receptive about the situation which gives me hope that I didn’t ruin my career. Getting interviews at this point in the year is always tough but I’ve heard early next year it should be more active.
Is it just a bad cultural fit? Or do you just dislike banking?
Both, I’m a very bad culture fit, I can tell I am not liked and have not interacted with the team besides my analyst class.
I also just do not like banking. I don’t have the technical skillset, can’t handle the hours, and don’t enjoy my job / industry coverage. I sort of just landed in this role and although I’m very grateful to have it, i am extremely unhappy and sad.
I cried on Thursday in the office for the first time since 6th grade. I am very stoic and rarely show emotion. I cried in the office in private, I don’t know why. I got yelled at by my associate for asking questions bc I don’t know how to do work. I’m behind on all my deliverables, and when I do submit things I know they’re wrong but I can’t do anything about it because I ask for help to improve my work and be better but I just get yelled at and told that I’m expected to know how to do these things so I end up not being able to correct my work. I’m super stressed out and anxious and I just started crying on the phone with my girlfriend and I feel like such a bitch but I just can’t cut it. This job isn’t for me and I’m severely suffering from imposter syndrome. I am a 22 year old male who fucking cried over his job and I feel so defeated.
I don’t know what I’m doing, I’ve tried asking for help / guidance / mentorship and haven’t been able to get it. I’m not motivated, my work quality is bad, I don’t fit in.
I just want a normal job. I also have an underlying condition which has gotten worse due to this job. I’m just so done and depressed and unhappy
“severely suffering from imposter syndrome”
Imposter syndrome is just Gen Z being narcissistic and saying boo hoo I feel like everyone is better than me (and guess what, some of them are!) All the suffering from imposter syndrome is you being attached to a desire to be perceived a certain way and then you’re upset at not being perceived that way (probably rightly so because you’re not good yet). You want the results of the finish line without putting in the work.
Guess what? Some people are better than you and some people are worse. You whining about it won’t change shit. Don’t devote your mental energy to this self pitying bullshit and don’t let this job break you.
Be stronger and get better.
Shoot me a PM
We’ve all been there. Try to prioritize your mental / physical health and talk to your staffer. Taking a mental health break would be better than quitting. It takes a while to adjust the lifestyle. Personally, didn’t feel comfortable until I was a year in
One of the happiest days of my life was the day I left banking. But I do suggest you rough it out for at least a year. Get a bonus, have one year on your resume and find a job you’ll enjoy.
I was in your shoes not long ago. Crying every week - in the office and when i got home. I was recruiting 2 months in everything under the sun (corp dev, even an FP&A job at wework), my team was shit, the work was ass. I ended up suffering through the next year and was able to line something up after 1.5 years. It does get better after 1 year in as the new first years get the bulk of the shitty treatment you did. Speaking from experience, I think in this labor market especially it's going to be tough to bounce back if you ever do want to go back into finance (unless you go to bschool of course but that's also a rigorous application process) I'll say - if you're in IB you're capable. Stick it out, try to find something outside of work that keeps you happy (friends, girlfriend, family, hobby) and within 6 months the summer will be here. That's when you can really gear up recruiting and say "hey I've got a full year under my belt" That last 6 months is worth so much - you don't even have to try all that hard, just slack and scrape by. Who cares if you're getting yelled at by a circus full of clowns? I'm in a better seat now- and after that year of trauma you'll be able to handle the next job that much better. First 6 months out of college always suck and especially IB. You're not alone.
Feel free to PM, happy to chat
A year will not make or break your career. You've already found out that you don't want a career in "high finance." Congrats, better to learn that now than in 5 years after being miserable the whole time, realizing the consequences of the role, and hitting a crisis. Hit up your network, detach your feelings from the role and the people in it, give yourself 2-3 months to get a different gig (corporate banking, strategic finance/FP&A, consulting, finance-focused consulting, etc.), and then quit.
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