Hot 'take': Anyone else?

Anyone else scared that non-finance friends/ people will find out how basic finance is?

I was chilling with my engineering friend and I told him how I was updating some models for earnings season. He went 'Oh, XXX complicated statistical models?' And i was like, 'Nah, just Excel.' He went 'Oh. Excel is so OP'

Like they think investment bankers are all running complex computer programs and running statistical regressions tryna model derivatives of derivatives of derivatives using 'Continuous-Time Finance' and use complex math, when in reality ...

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Wait til you find that technical skills means bunk for advancing in your career and it's all soft skills

 

Damn those relationship management skills! Who'd ever think of having to talk to clients or upper management?! I'd've gotten away with it too if it wasn't for you damn kids!

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