Career Coach Suggestions
I’m a second-year analyst, and I’ve been suffering from serious burnout recently.
I’m able to do my job functions just fine for the ~60-70 hours per week it entails, but not much more. I know that I should be taking this time to brush up on technical skills and network (went through a phase of that six months ago, which went nowhere), but I find myself with absolutely zero motivation to do so.
I was never like this growing up. I went to a target, and would always happily pile recruiting and personal projects on top of my relatively coursework. I was very much a “the world is my oyster, shoot for the stars” type. Now, though I keep telling myself I’ll pick this back up, I wholly lack the drive to do so.
I’ve realized this is most likely because this isn’t my passion, and my heart really isn’t in it. I lack the genuine thirst to climb in this industry (that I wish I had), and, on top of my workload, the fortitude to simply tough it out and fake it.
What I think that I need to beat this burnout is a bit of a reset. To take a step back and make a “grand plan” I’m a little more excited about, that I see as actionable, and that I feel okay being held accountable for. Maybe the answer is another finance role, maybe it’s something completely different, maybe it’s more schooling. I have a decent sense of my skills, strengths, and weaknesses.
In my view, a good start would be a good career coach, someone who can help me see things more broadly and map this out, ideally someone familiar with Wall Street and situations like mine.
Any recommendations?
I think you should just talk to a normal therapist man
Not at all opposed. The way I see it, there are two elements to burnout: practical and psychological. A normal therapist can help with the latter, but I need help with the former as well. That is, some wisdom and logic in navigating next career steps, ideally from someone who knows a thing or two about being an analyst two in banking.
ur going to get the most generic career advice from a "coach"
what do you even want out of life should be the question you ask
Aren’t those both valid questions - what I want out of life, and what a good hands-on practical plan of action in my career would be? It’s good to be oriented, but can it not help to have a concrete plan as well, and is there no one who can help me with this plan?
I agree that the typical “coach” would be vague and unhelpful, which is why I’m reaching out here to see if anyone knows of someone who gets it.
I just think if you want career advice you should talk to a mentor (older person in the same field) and if you need help with burnout you should talk to a therapist.
DM me - i think you’re approaching this topic the right way and i might be able to help you out.
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