At a Loss in Investment Banking
Hi,
Forgive the rant but I’ve come to my wits end. I’ve been working in IB for 2.5 years starting off in a small boutique and transitioning to EB. And over the course of the last 2.5 year my mental health has taken such a toll getting verbally abused now more than ever.
To be fair I’m not the best at my job I’m not very detailed orientated but I try hard and the work gets done.
But it’s gotten to such a point I don’t know if I can stand it. I actively feel dread going into the office everyday and realistically want to quit but my pride won’t let me. I spent so long breaking into IB from a non target school it feels like giving up on my younger self if I quit.
I’m not sure what to do next. Do I try to stick it out till my next bonus and quit do I wait till my associate promotion at the end of the year ( to be honest I’m so mentally checked out and am making so many mistake I probably won’t even be promoted). I thought about looking for PE roles but realised it would just be banking 2.0 with the same personalities. Maybe Corp dev or just something where the people are nicer.
if anyone has any advice or has been in the same situation please reach out and again sorry for the rant if you’ve gotten this far.
Look for a new job, until then you need to survive in your current job.
Careers in this industry are long and the first 5 years of your career are the most important as they set your career options. Unfortunately the burn out rate is very high during this period, all the more reason to try and salvage the experience at your current job.
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