Associate in PE... every Monday when I go to work, I feel like I'm going to prison....more specifically, an intellectual prison where I have to think, act exactly like the people around me or else I draw ire.
Anyone else feels that way? (job title on this post is throwaway)
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Yes. It's why I left PE. Small companies develop distinct cultures. If you don't blend well with that culture then you're going to feel this way.
Ultimately I decided I liked being part of large banks as opposed to small PE shops. Less of an overpowering sense of hivemind and more of a "get your work done and we don't care who you are" mentality.
I feel most top bucket analysts crave for attentions and wanted that "Care". How was your performance and did you mind if the bank doesn't give a crap about your mental health at all?
Just to clarify, I am referring to my post-IB, post-PE years. I am not in banking anymore, but work in a strategic function at the same BB at which I did M&A.
I was ranked top 3 both my banking years. If you go into it with the mentality that you're there for 2 years and you're there for a purpose that exists outside of being in banking, then how you're treated during those two years doesn't really matter, in my view. It's going to be a nightmare - the more you care about it the more miserable you're going to be. Cynicism is the only way to survive.
How did you know you were top 3? Did they specifically give out a list or tell you verbatim?
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