Top Colleges for Wall Street Jobs

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Anonymous wrote:When I grow up a want to be a douche bag who sells out the working class just like you all.

Stop being jealous.

If you were smarter you could’ve found a job making more than $170,000 as a 45 year old. But you weren’t thinking strategically.

Don’t blame people who thought strategically and now are the same age as you and retiring from these “soul sucking jobs” to start a 2nd career to do something to benefit the world or maybe to do nothing at all.

Sadly, with the stress and hours even top earners struggle with relationships and don't even live into their retirement.
The ones who left on the early side after getting rich are living very well though and do love their lives now as long as they've planned for a second act. They are definite type A people who are not content just "relaxing." One of my least happy friends falls into that group. I'm hoping he'll become a high school coach or something!

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people want these jobs? Lots of money? Really??? Sounds boring. There are so many better and more interesting ways to contribute to society and make a good living.

If you aren’t inheriting money, it’s the easiest way to afford “that life” (large well decorated/maintained house; summer beach home; private school; 1 ski vacation, and 1 spring break vacation and maybe Europe every other year for family trips to make memories and traditions; luxury cars; lots of help for a frictionless life) with limited money problems.

I’ve been there.
One of these jobs changed my life (from lmc to HHI of 4-8M per year)…..it’s much easier.

Pretty much this. Life is a lot more pleasant when you're rich. It's not a surprise that a significant percentage of graduates from top schools go into finance or consulting. It might be boring. It might be soul-sucking. But unless you come from family wealth, you wouldn't turn it down either.

Pleasant and soul-sucking don’t generally go hand in hand. “That life” described by the PP is all about outward appearances. None of that stuff actually makes people happier.

It makes me happier. I have that life.

It’s a little disappointing that super wealthy, happy people are on DCUM on a beautiful Saturday trying to convince us how amazing their lives are.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people want these jobs? Lots of money? Really??? Sounds boring. There are so many better and more interesting ways to hcontribute to society and make a good living.

If you aren’t inheriting money, it’s the easiest way to afford “that life” (large well decorated/maintained house; summer beach home; private school; 1 ski vacation, and 1 spring break vacation and maybe Europe every other year for family trips to make memories and traditions; luxury cars; lots of help for a frictionless life) with limited money problems.

I’ve been there.
One of these jobs changed my life (from lmc to HHI of 4-8M per year)…..it’s much easier.

Pretty much this. Life is a lot more pleasant when you're rich. It's not a surprise that a significant percentage of graduates from top schools go into finance or consulting. It might be boring. It might be soul-sucking. But unless you come from family wealth, you wouldn't turn it down either.

Pleasant and soul-sucking don’t generally go hand in hand. “That life” described by the PP is all about outward appearances. None of that stuff actually makes people happier.

It makes me happier. I have that life.

It’s a little disappointing that super wealthy, happy people are on DCUM on a beautiful Saturday trying to convince us how amazing their lives are.

They must too exhausted from massaging their egos to do anything else.