I left IB for tech finance because I wanted 40-hour weeks, and now I’m working 70 hours for half the total comp. The tech part of the company is just a mask for a traditional finance department that is severely understaffed. I fell for the cool office and free snacks trap and traded a clear career path for a flat hierarchy that just means I have no one to delegate to. How do I go back to a bank without looking like I couldn't cut it in the real world?

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Big Tech? or Startups? I’m doing Strategic Finance at a Series B startup, huge paycut of course, long hours, but the work is super impactful and fulfilling. I enjoy having true influence and agency over the outcomes of the company.

If you wanna go back to banking, i dont think anyone youd imbue an impression of not cutting it in the real world. Wanted to return to the banking comp track and intensity is a valid story. The question is what opportunities are available today. Have you tried returning to your old employer?

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Just eat enough snacks to make up the difference in comp.

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