Investment Banking as a Career?

Just out of curiosity, how many of you are thinking of pursuing banking as a long term career? And if so why?

I'm currently in the middle of a career change and can see banking as potentially a career choice as opposed to just a stepping stone for something else, so I just wanted to get some opinions from people who already have banking experience.

 

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