Anyone with experience lateraling as an associate?

Interested in stories from anyone who has moved from associate at one fund to another, especially if you did so after 2 years as an associate at the first group.

What kind of fund did you start at / end up at? Was it worth it / would you do it again? Did you have to take a pay decrease? Were you placed on an accelerated path to VP? Where are you now?

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