Leaving Firm after 6 Months as Lateral?

2nd-year analyst that lateraled from Capital Markets to Coverage. The team I joined is brutal. Very sweaty, tough culture, and the deal flow is ok at best. I'm on track to be promoted to Associate in effective July 1st.

I want to pivot outside the industry (think FP&A, Corp Dev, Strategy Roles). How bad would it look if I left the new firm after 6 months? I would have ~2 years of experience and would have been at my first job for 1.5 years. 

 

Yeah, that's what I figured. Didn't know if it would look any better since I would be promoted before leaving (i.e. the firm supports me, and I left on my own). 

Let this be a lesson to always call former employees

 

In same shoes, don’t think its as bad if you can justify upward mobility.

 

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