What's the point of paying $200k+ to go to Princeton, when you can get paid $10/hour to work at McDonalds instead?
This is how every post questioning why investment banking because bonuses are down slightly sounds...
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This is unintentionally the funniest shit I’ve ever read.
Do these people think McDonalds cashier and investment banker are the only two jobs on planet earth? you sure? What if they view management consulting or software engineering as viable alternatives?
You should be way more cautious about mocking other peoples’ logic
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