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Excellent article on quarter-life crisis
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RyJ Maduro
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What's wrong with a corporate career paying six-figures in your 20's?
I'd love to work for Goldman. Proverbially, that's like growing up to pitch for the Yankees.
The full-size is even funnier.
I'd love to work for Goldman. Proverbially, that's like growing up to pitch for the Yankees.
It is Alain Ducasse, a famous chef, and a very large (and therefore very expensive) truffle.Originally Posted by Manton
The full-size is even funnier.
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What's wrong with a corporate career paying six-figures in your 20's?Originally Posted by RyJ Maduro
I'd love to work for Goldman. Proverbially, that's like growing up to pitch for the Yankees.
There's nothing wrong with it. I just find the notion that such jobs are so plentiful for 20-somethings as to be "fallbacks" pretty laughable. $200,000 puts you in the top 5% of all US earners, I believe, so there can't be many of these jobs for any age group, much less people in their 20s.
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There's nothing wrong with it. I just find the notion that such jobs are so plentiful for 20-somethings as to be "fallbacks" pretty laughable. $200,000 puts you in the top 5% of all US earners, I believe, so there can't be many of these jobs for any age group, much less people in their 20s.Originally Posted by Manton
The question was addressed towards Metro and the other "follow your heart and dreams" types.
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There's nothing wrong with it. I just find the notion that such jobs are so plentiful for 20-somethings as to be "fallbacks" pretty laughable. $200,000 puts you in the top 5% of all US earners, I believe, so there can't be many of these jobs for any age group, much less people in their 20s.Originally Posted by Manton
Did you read the linked article? Something tells me that all the folks described, would gladly sell their soul for 200k / year. I think part of their problem is they are not making nearly as much as they figure they should/would, and this is leading to much of their confusion and aimlessness. The reason so many feel they need to "keep their options open," is due to the thought that at any moment, if only they are flexible enough, this 200k (or more) job might be theirs.
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Did you read the linked article? Something tells me that all the folks described, would gladly sell their soul for 200k / year. I think part of their problem is they are not making nearly as much as they figure they should/would, and this is leading to much of their confusion and aimlessness. The reason so many feel they need to "keep their options open," is due to the thought that at any moment, if only they are flexible enough, this 200k (or more) job might be theirs.Originally Posted by Piobaire
My unscientific, uninformed opinion holds that what few $200,000 jobs there are in the world are mostly quite dull. These people would not feel fulfilled by them, their angst would just get a new object.
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My unscientific, uninformed opinion holds that what few $200,000 jobs there are in the world are mostly quite dull. These people would not feel fulfilled by them, their angst would just get a new object.Originally Posted by Manton
Pimpin' ain't easy.
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I think people tend to romanticize some choices more than others. When I was young(er) and stupid(er) I also thought **** like "why would anyone wanna work for the man when you can run your own business" and so on. However, nothing is ever that simple.
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I live in what I am pretty sure is the highest paying job market in the US, and I find the idea that "fallback jobs" for people in their 20s start at $200K to be laughable. But I am old, and probably out of touch.Originally Posted by Manton
Well, at the firm I am working at now...if you come in from B-School and do well for two-three years, you are making 200k easy. Yes, post-crisis.
I really dislike it when people say stupid **** like that...Originally Posted by Flambeur
Most corporate jobs, especially in finance, are soulless. Denying it is pointless. This coming from someone who has experience in the field, not a Che Guevara worshipping liberal arts ***.
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