Male 27, 2nd Thoughts During MBA
I am a 27 year old male currently doing my MBA and planning on doing IB or PE. To paint you a picture of who I am, I am 6'4", nordic, and have veiny 24 inch biceps. I love lifting weights, drinking beer, grilling, and getting into fights. I am hypermasculine and exude this sort of energy wherever I go.
I was drawn to Wallstreet by the promise of power and money (being so masculine, I love dominating my peers). However, recently I have come to the attention that maybe this career will require too much bitchwork. Although this has not affected me much emotionally (I don't have much emotion), It has filled me with immense uncontrollable rage.
At this point, I am even considering some other career paths - a construction worker, a butcher, or perhaps a welder. I feel like this sort of physical labor would definitely play to my strengths (I am a strong male specimen). Nevertheless, I can't get over the fact that in doing so, I would no longer be able to be richer than everyone else from my college frat.
At this point, I am filled with immense rage at this situation I am in. Any suggestions on how to proceed?
Update: I have found someone else in a similar situation which has been quite helpful (https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/female-27-…)
Am Male but am surprised by the lack of compassionate answers you're receiving.
1) This post screams 'Post-MBA male associate'. All action and absolutely no talk. You admit that you are domineering and have high stamina but want to go into the most bitchwork role just so you can feel accomplished? That's adorable that you are "considering PE" but so is every one of your classmates who has actual bitchwork experience and has had the path of BB/MM > M7 > PE planned out since they were 17?
2) I totally get why you're insinuating you're hotter than all of your classmates. There's clearly a plethora of accomplished incel males at both CBS/Stern and IB/MBB/FAANG corporate etc – mental processing capacity and appearance aren't necessarily mutually exclusive, but for these folks they somehow are, especially in the client-facing fields that you mentioned. People who are smart and work hard at their jobs also tend to work hard at not looking like slobs on paper - but once you go full seamless you never go shirtless. In the wise words of Kirk Lazarus: “Never go full seamless”. Harness that rage and make it your strength; smash those excel models and reward yourself with beer bottles.
3) What is the point of your post? Why don't you actually try Wall Street and then get back to us with another diary entry? Everyone thinks they can be a construction worker until they are tasked with actual bricks and expectations. In IB, if your model fails it's not the end of the world; in construction, if the house foundation fails, you're in a world of hurt brotha. So you should be up for it, great, if not, go work in IR.
If you’re not the VP feel like you should cite the source. Maybe I’m a bit OCD idk but I feel like it’s good practice even outside of work
Assumed it was obvious but fair enough. Parodied source: VP in IB M&A
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