Justified in leaving?

I put in my 2 weeks today after finding a better opportunity at another firm. I haven't even finished a year at my current job, but have had a lackluster experience.

It's been almost a year and no one in my group has been on a live deal, even pitches are rare. I'm grateful for the WLB, but frankly learned nothing in my experience thus far. The outlook isn't great either, as the group has closed nothing in the past 2 years. My team has treated me fairly well and is now guilting me over my decision.

Am I making the wrong decision here?

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If you found a better opportunity, obviously take it. Your end goal is to improve your career and be successful in the path you've chosen, not to be loyal to a bank that can't secure any deals. Why would they guilt you makes no sense to me. Depends what you want from life. Either stay and don't complain about not working on any deals or leave and do something more meaningful. 

 

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