What would you do if you weren't in banking?
I think I would try and go remote and be like a travel influencer or something like that. That life sounds nice.
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I would have done the academia path in liberal arts / humanities. Would be great to study classics, english, history, and philosophy. I've been fortunate to sprinkle a few of these classes into my degree program as electives, but I do think sometimes it would have been nice to do more in that realm.
The main thing that held me back was a desire for financial independence. Even though my parents might have been able to afford it, I don't want to burden them with what would have been essentially luxurious study. Regardless I'm happy with where I'm headed and I know I can still enjoy those things in whatever free time I might find in the future.
Same, I love history and would’ve even enjoyed the lit or classics path. My brother getting ready for grad school for Econ/philosoph.
I just wasn’t willing to forgo the practicality of a career in finance.
it’s still my dream to run a fine jewellery brand, trying to work towards it everyday!
Probably pornography. I was always a fan of adult entertainment. Being around pornstars (female pornstars) is pretty cool. I watched a lot of it growing up, and I still do. Always wanted to be a director of those films. It's sex, what else can be better than that? Only bad thing is that you have a ton of competition in the industry.
Sounds like you have some synergies with liontree
If inherent market risk can be eliminated (STDs), I will get into porn tomorrow.
Probably similar to making it as a talent agent - aka no defined path upward and you've got to start in the mailroom......which in this case is probably driving the cum zamboni around between takes.
lol
I’d be rocking in some sort of software dev role tbh
if money is not an issue i'd be a musician
All jokes aside… I’d try to become a professional gamer.
+1 def best job
Probably would do something with supply chain
Work in engineering, that's what everyone in my family does and I started out there. It's fun and I still like talking to my friends that do it about there work
As weird as it sounds, Engineering has always looked fun.
HS Math Teacher or College Math Professor
I probably would’ve just started in some shitty corp dev or FP&A role.
If the question aimed at work outside of corporate jobs - I would want to work on cars. Fix them, clean them, modify them. Not just gas ones, but also the future of electric vehicles.
If the question is aimed at other corporate jobs, probably strategy, innovation or product development for a tech related business.
giving handjobs behind Wendy's
A lawyer, maybe
What would I be? I'd be poorer, that's what I'd be.
golfer
Politics
Crypto baby - life's too short to miss out on exciting / new industries rising so fast. YOLO i say!
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