以下是引用weiwei20在2007-12-1 0:58:00的发言: That's because most of them didn't truly realize how much the finance people earn. Please refer to the insiders' survey on Vault.com then talk about this. Any other industry can offer 170k for first year associate and 250k for the second year (Say total compensation----base+bonus)? I agree with you, in part. Since there are so many career-changers, many of them are not practitioners of IB, i presume your definition of finance is IB, and dont have friends working in that area. It is true that many of them have no idea of how much IBers actually earn. At the same time , it is also true that they are not familiar with working pattern of IBers. Yes, total package of IBers is the greatest one I have ever seen in the business world. But I really dont think money is always the first priority when you choose career. Salary, welfare, pressure, health, location, interests, personal preference, all these should be taken into account when people select jobs. If money make you happy, or being richer than your friends/classmates/colleagues make you feel good, working in IB will be a nightmare. People make friends in the job. As an entry level employee, you are not richer than anyone with whom you work. Almost every colleague's salary is greater than yours. Do you think you will be comfortable under this circumstance? Come on, human being are social animals. You always compare something with someone else since you come to this planet. Maybe I'm old. In my opinion, nothing is more important than health of myself and my family, and I dont think working in IB is good for my health. Maybe you will say: It's not a long-term job, I only plan to work there for 3-5 years, after that, I will change. How? Go to corporation? 3-5 years time cost, opportunity cost, physical health, all these just for money? at the time you wanna go to corporation, maybe the recruiter is one of your classmates, maybe even your boss is your classmate. you think this is a good deal or excellent career development? Be my guest. |