I recently left my MBB firm for a MM PE firm I committed to during on-cycle. Since I joined the firm, I have been very underwhelmed by the experience. A big reason I took the offer to begin with was to be in the same city as my bf, but we’re not together anymore. I’ve still been getting some HH outreach for top UMM/MF funds with 2023 starts. This seems a lot more like what I want out of my career. My question is, I have been at this fund for only a few months so am I still going to be considered for roles like the rest of MBB or do I have no chance to get proper looks with only a few months of experience at this unknown fund? Otherwise I might have to just bite the bullet and go back to MBB.
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What are you underwhelmed by and what are you looking for exactly that you think you'll get in UMM/MF that you aren't here outside of brand name?
There's not much to do and I have not learned anything since joining, we didn't even have an actual training program. It's very unstructured, and we rarely even consider deals because everything is "too expensive." I know that the market has slowed down a lot, but I have heard it was like this even before I joined. The upside is that we have better hours than everyone I know, but compensation has been underwhelming too and I don't like this city at all so it's not like the free time has been great either. Sorry I know I am rambling, but UMM/MF will likely at least give me things to do, and I would be lying if I pretended the brand name didn't matter too, because it doesn't feel great to go from MBB to this fund.
I think it's fine to jump ship. Story is logical. People at MFs will be receptive and down the line you can probably just remove this exp from your resume and gloss over it in stories if enough time has passed. And given the push at firms to diversify you have far more at bats - might as well take advantage of it
It is wonderful to hear this. Thank you!
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