Anyone here moved from a “sexy” finance job (IB/PE/HF) to corporate finance and felt happier?

I’m not sure if I’d miss the intensity or feel relieved. What surprised you most after making that shift?

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I went strategy consulting to FP&A/strat finance.
Lower comp (which will be an even bigger difference coming from high finance), but WLB is great, also I feel like I’m actually contributing to a company’s long term wellbeing vs doing one off projects and calling it a day

I did some time in m&a consulting and then to full on investment banking at a small firm, and I can say I am 10000% happier. Better wlb, no more suits, just overall more relaxed. I felt like I got my life back.

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