Anyone else feel "ashamed" to say they study/work in Finance?
I recently finished my first year of college studying finance and I often find myself hesitant to say I study finance and want to work in finance as many people seem to look down upon the finance industry. When people ask me what I'm studying I never say finance I just say business because I always get bad looks when saying finance. For example, at a party last semester, when a girl asked me what I'm studying and I said finance she told me oh so you're gonna assault me right now then (obviously this was an extreme example, but you get the point). I often get this a lot from liberal arts people which is very annoying because I don't look down upon them for their majors. Even some of my family members seemed disappointed in me when I chose finance over something that I could use my "bright mind to help the world". I guess I shouldn't think about this too much and move on but I'm just wondering if anyone else experiences this?
Nope. Fuck em. Get new friends.
Actually, most of my college friends thankfully are finance majors as well (at least the guys are). This is mostly a problem when meeting liberal arts people I realized.
You can also use finance to help the world, e.g. micro-lending, non-profit finance, etc. Tell them to go read a book.
the left continuously eat their own. you will not be sanctimonious for the next bunch of libtards, and the next, and the next.
No
If people are negatively impacting your stoke, you need to ignore them dude. I mean yeah I have friends/family that have different opinions but it costs no energy to simply ignore them on the topic.
Nope. Shiltibs can all go fuck themselves.
Never been ashamed to say I studied finance, and I've never heard of others having this issue. That girl sounds like a sperg though
Yeah there is definitely something not right with that woman. And quite frankly its opinions like these that scare me because they are not rooted in reality.
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No, you do you. Chose this path for a reason one way or another
There are significant issues with capitalism right now (ie. massive wealth inequality) and Wall Street is a clear target for many people. That being said capitalism has brought millions of people globally out of poverty and to the most peaceful time in human history. You can acknowledge to your friends and fam that there are issues while also pointing out most of the best tech advancements are funded by Wall Street and VCs.
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No room for shame. Someone’s gotta do it, might as well be people who like it.
No. Don't do something that makes you feel like scum first of all. Second of all, how the world feels about you shouldn't be reflect on how you feel about you
no
Fun fact, the Robinhood app got its name because the founder's girlfriend at the time (now wife) would introduce him to her friends at parties, said he worked in finance, and everyone would groan. She then would clarify and go "no, no, he's like the Robin Hood of finance, building something for the average person." She apparently said it enough times that it stuck and became the name.
I’m not personally ashamed but always use “business” as well to avoid the pushback. When asked my specific concentration I would just say I still have to finish general courses that all business majors take. I said that until my final semester. Technically true, but also a bit deceptive.
I come from a pretty liberal part of the us but I never shy away from it. People who have a simplistic view of the financial industry aren't my target audience anyways.
Yes, but only because I didn't end up in a job that allowed me to use what I learned and expand on what I learned. I'm also "ashamed' when meeting the non-homies from our school.
Even in typical finance roles you don’t use much of what you learned in school.
I tell people Im studying computer science and want to go into finance. They think I'm a tycoon capitalist with no heart. The trick is to just call them poor and move on. You feel me?
No lmao. I do get a laugh out of the shit talk that IB gets tho from everyone who hit me with the ironic "oh im nightman I work in investment banking" comment as soon as i say what i do lol. I did get legitimate shit on by a super SJW guy years ago at a friend's party (I actually remember making a post about this) but my homie saw this guy was ruining my time and immediately had my back and kicked him out. Love that dude lol, gotta get fucked up w him soon
Why do you even care. Ignore them and meet better people.
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Get new friends
The peers who judge you come in two categories:
1. Rich kids who don’t need to enter finance and also couldn’t. They’re still pissed their older sis got that job at Goldman and their parents love big sis more for it, even though she doesn’t need the money as they struggle to get a 3.0 in gender studies. “But I’m my own person”
2. not rich peers who won’t ever make great money. You’d be amazed how many alums from great colleges make 40-100k at make work nonprofits up and down the eastern seaboard, fundraising and writing bogus grant proposals and white papers no one reads. They have to stampede to get River or Asia (think of some lame new age try hard name of a poor yuppie kid who drops acid at age 12) into charter school, and will resent you for working harder and making better life decisions than them.
40k from an Ivy???
As a low to lower mid level at a nonprofit in DC/NY/Boston? You’ll see 35 year olds on stipends or working for free to get in the door for months on end
Why do you have any concern for what stupid people think? Especially dumb liberal girls in college, they're quite literally a dime a dozen. Buy her a few drinks or take her to a half-decent club and magically all those concerns about finance will melt away.
Why date someone who thinks your job is evil? Sounds like something only a simp would do
I didn't use the word date for a reason. You don't. But assuming they're attractive, if you have moderate game and put in minimum effort you can hook up then move on. That's part of the college experience.
No reason to care what someone who judges you based on your profession thinks. "Finance" is super vague and it's crazy someone would judge you based on that alone. I am from a super liberal part of the US and while people I know may wonder why I'm interested in finance or work as much as I do, nobody who I actually give a shit about/respect has ever taken issue with it.
Life's too short. If you're interested in finance and aren't doing harm to others, it doesn't matter what people think. If you're working for like a loan shark or putting people on the street in shady ways to make a buck, yeah that's shitty. But 99% of finance jobs are not that.
Ha as someone who lives in brooklyn and hangs with weirder and artsier crowds I do notice I avoid talking about work unless directly asked (though this is more a function of not wanting to talk or think about work when I'm out rather than being ashamed per se) That said I do enjoy the "wow I would've never guessed, you're nothing like the other ones" I elicit from people
Start hanging out with the finance and other business students at your school.
Let people think whatever they want man. The world can’t function without the finance industry.
Let people think whatever they want man. The world can’t function without the finance industry.
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