No job is worth your sanity or physical well-being. Don't be a clown 🤡

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Hahaha I love this meme format. I remember when I first entered investment banking and I thought I would eventually get recognition for work in this industry lolol. I think IB is one of the most brutal industries, half the time nobody even knows your name lol. Definitely a mask off moment to realize that work is never going to love you back

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If only it was a meritocracy instead of a popularity contest…

Working in IB=you’re already a clown

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True, but there are levels to this. Some of us are clowns, others the whole circus 🎪

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Yea I definitely agree with you OP. Too many times I have chosen the job above my mental health and sanity and it is always a mistake. At the end of the day we only get one life to live and these jobs really do not care about us so we shouldn't make ourselves slaves to them.

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lol how long did it take for you to realize this? I was trying so hard my first year before giving up.

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