Is it worth staying 2 years in IB if I don't want to stay in high finance

So hope this isn't taken the wrong way - I'm a year in now and had my first review that went well. I am learning a lot, more than anything how to deal with a lot of stress and expectations. I can see myself making it to exactly two years and calling it quits to properly prove to myself that I 'survived'. I have the opportunity to go to a public co my dad is a C suite exec at after and work my way up for 2-3 years before maybe going to B-School. I thought about PE but I don't see the point of putting up with the high finance work culture for the long term, I want to do other stuff with my life to be honest besides just always be focused on work, and I am lucky enough to be born in to a situation where that is possible. What would you do?

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