I am currently a 2nd year PE associate with no interest to fight for partner, carry etc. I am so done and burnt out. I hate everything about my job. I am nauseous everyday.. How did you guys know it was time to exit?
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I knew it was time to exit when i was a 2nd year PE associate, had no interest to fight for partner, had no interest in carry and when i knew I was so done and burnt out.
Also when I knew i hated everything about my job.
Also when I was nauseous everyday
Nah but seriously, try not to skip a beat at work and start to lay the groundwork on the side. Decide if you want to leave Finance as a whole then decide what kind of job you would want to look for after that decision is made.
lol fair ty sir
I knew it was time in my second year when I had been given guidance I'd be promoted, but was still on the fence about if I actually enjoyed the process work or just the money I was getting paid. Either way, life was good.
Fast forward a few weeks, I'm burnt out and the last place I wanted to be was not at home with my girlfried, but here I was in a Hyatt conference room located in the literal definition of a flyover city for a board meeting with my Partner. As I was keen to do for brief moments, I zoned out and looked to my left to see my Partner's notepad littered with questions he was prepared to rattle off after cutting off the management team on slide one.
And to my right, the adviser and former F500 President we had brought in for strategy just eyes closed mid meeting, dead asleep. That's when I knew it was time.
As someone who moved over to a portco and now has to sit on the management side of those board meetings, you should know the grass is absolutely not greener
Lol. I always wondered if I was the only one board out of my mind in those 3+ hour meetings
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