I'm heading to a top BB/EB and wanted to ask what happened to all of the chill lax bros on the street. There are just so many socially awkward people who are simply weird to interact with. I know the recruiting processes just get shifted earlier and earlier, but shouldn't the awkward people just be filtered out via interview processes?
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My guy… you're on WSO late at night typing this out. Take a look in the mirror before calling everyone else socially awkward. You're literally working at a bank and still posting here.
Here's the real answer: all the chill, socially normal dudes from HYPSM / target schools looked around junior year, realized taking orders and being someone's bitch for 80 hours a week isn't actually "chill" so they flocked to growth equity, VC, search funds, or just started their own thing. Or went into sales at a tech company where being likeable actually pays.
What's left in banking? The performative, anxious grinders who started prepping for interviews their sophomore spring or even sophomore fall and can spit back technicals in their sleep. The interview process doesn't filter for awkward. It filters for who studied the 400 questions the hardest and said "yes sir" the fastest. So yeah, you're surrounded by weirdos now. That's the trade off for the paycheck.
Look in the mirror, you're one of the ones who stayed.
lack of social life / they spend too much time alone which breaks the social behavior/inclination
Who cares. Do your 100 hour work weeks then go home man. Don't worry about others.
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