What would you prefer?
- work in consulting with an average salary and live in a lively city by the sea side
- work in an investment bank earning lots of money, in a cold and very boring city

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How about work in something you like in a city you enjoy? Life’s too short to grind for a few dollars more

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Agree

There is something very off with consultants the obsession with salary

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A1, If you spent a decade in FAANG, why did you go back into consulting? Or did you go from consulting to faang?

Sounds like the makings of a Hallmark channel Christmas special

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Earn a lot for 3-5 years and move to the lively city.

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Thats always how people plan, but things don’t always turn out how you plan it to be. One thing i learned in life is to take opportunities as they are, not what they can be. Who you are, what you prioritize, and the opportunities open to you differ as you get older.

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Hahaha trust me, the latter doesn’t exist. Or have you seen a Morgan Stanley branch in a cold and very boring city?

Yea I agree with you. Companies like MS wouldn't have a reason to be in smaller cities except for ops / IT teams

It depends

I mean... both require 15 hour work days, so I’m not sure it really matters when you live 😅

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