I hate FDD and feel like I’m being dragged to bottom of the ocean by golden handcuffs, not even 3 years in and the best exit ops I’m getting will be 30-40k less comp

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The handcuffs in FDD are bronze at best

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Guys appreciate the tangent but please let’s refocus here on our rare earth minerals and precious metals. What type of handcuffs best describes this situation? It can’t be golden, I agree. But we need to align here before moving on.

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My advice is to leave sooner rather the later. The comp discrepancy gets even larger the more senior you get which makes it pretty difficult to leave. That’s why all the partners and SDs are so miserable.

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I’m an MD and not miserable at all!

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Put the difference in comp in bitcoin and you won’t have anything to worry about in 5 years and you can retire with an AI family and vacation to Mars

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I feel the same in restructuring. I've seen folks leave for PE, but I can't imagine any other exit roles compare.

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Is pe even manageable if you’re not young

Care to share what ur comp range as been as a SA3 at A&M? And what offers you received from FP&A or whatever roles you’ve applied to?

Please don’t talk to me until you have mendelevium handcuffs

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