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your_rethra t1_izh9a38 wrote

Reply to comment by bkornblith in Wall Street boom ends as Goldman cuts bonuses by as much as half by sassbayc

I mean you could have chose banking if you wanted the money lol, you sound jealous

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TheGrandNotification t1_izhonas wrote

Yeah I’ll never understand this mentality. Average pay by industry is widely available, public information. If you want to make a lot of money you choose a field that provides that.

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_Maxolotl t1_izhyf6j wrote

A bunch of people I know from high school are working for big banks or for hedge funds, in senior positions.

Every single one of them is the son of somebody who had a similar job before retiring.

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volkommm t1_iznqoih wrote

It is painfully easy to get into finance and be successful if you aren't an idiot and have a modicum of work ethic. That already rules most people out

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