I was clowned. So it the post had been redacted. And shortened to the final question. Will Debt desks be highly profitable given current rate hikes?
I know the fixed income world is more complicated than equities and it hasn’t been undermined by online brokerages (w the exception of mutual fund and abilities)
And if so, how much relative to IB Corporate Finance (Product and coverage groups)
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I genuinely don't understand how people are so insecure that they constantly need validation from random people?
Why does it matter if they think you're a retail banker. Do you just have nothing else going for you in life?
Just smile and say "Awesome, great for him! How is _____ (member of their family) doing?"
I never understand those who feel their extended relatives or people on the street need to know they have a prestigious job making lots of money.. your 60 year old aunt does not care that you have the crown jewel of undergraduate jobs.
Before you get annoyed at someone confusing investment banking to being a bank teller, maybe you should learn the difference between commercial banking and retail banking.
Saying you sound like the beta version of patrick bateman would be too much of a compliment
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Cringe
The people who don’t know the difference couldn’t give two shits anyway.
My brother in christ, im just home to eat food and get drunk with my cousins. Fck talking about work
I'm sure when OP's aunt pivoted and asked him about his significant other, he suddenly couldn't find the words to describe anything that wasn't banking.
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