Why DONT you want to be well paid?

Dude, it's the internet mate, don't take it so seriously. We're all having a bit of bants.

Dude, it's the internet mate, don't take it so seriously. We're all having a bit of bants.

Pretty crummy version of banter, I'd say. This is maybe not an easy subject to treat lightheartedly? Anyway, at least now I know this is only tongue in cheek, I flippin' hope it is anyway.

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Hmm, I find it a quite sound strategy. Typically this is a 'worth the wait' scenario. After all, you will a piece of everything humans have argued time and time again, happiness and wealth.

Having a rubbish home life is something to put this down, no point really in coming home and no one's going to smile at your effort.

How much and where do I sign up. Even so, this is irrelevant, anyone could feasibly do this out of desperation, I'm not desperate.





Just in example I'm using relative to the usually rigorous environment of the well paid professions.

Despite what people say it's a much easier lifestyle than those 18 hour days in the office working on multi-million pound deals.

I really find it hard to understand why people go for low paid jobs when they seem to have the intellectual capability to aim for industries which are relatively well-paid.

I see students who have the credentials and the profile potential to enter industries such as law, investment banking being etc.. but instead choose to go into places such as teaching. Are they just lazy?

So if you do intend to get out of bed for a job that pays less than £50k a year and you're smart (i.e flawless grades/credible uni/strong ECs), why? what's your motivation?

inb4, "it's my passion".

OP read this:-

http://www.reddit.com/comments/2livoo/

What's the sample space? Just because one person hates their life, doesn't mean everyone does also in banking.

Dude, it's the internet mate, don't take it so seriously. We're all having a bit of bants.

What's the sample space? Just because one person hates their life, doesn't mean everyone does also in banking.

You have been warned now many times on this thread by many people about the dangers of your intended path. If you still choose to follow it, then good luck to you.

According to the rest of the forum, you will be forever sad so instead you should go into teaching.

OP read this:-

http://www.reddit.com/comments/2livoo/

He's pretty much guaranteed to make bank (providing he progresses and gets a FT role) and he will most likely leave within 2 years for the buy-side with better working hours and higher pay.

I agree so much, it seems that if you tell people you want to do a job because it pays well then they automatically assume you are going to be sad for the rest of your life. I personally love to have good financial security (own a house, nice car, secure savings etc.)

Course he will




How is it that you figure a house, car, and savings equals ''security''? Most people with this stuff are pretty badly in debt, or don't have a lot of spare cash. Like I said before, people will always maximise their lifestyle to suit their income.

A lot of you on this thread talk like it was the 1950's or the 60's or something. There IS no security in today's environment, only the illusion of security, apart from the chosen few, who none of us will ever be part of.

Course he will

Fine it might not be "security" but it will be awesome to own a nice house and car.

Yeah that's is why I said have a well paying job, so you don't have to take out loans to fund them.

Most likely he is going at this rate.

I have to admit, he does come across as blinkered and single-minded enough to make this work.

Most people work for a living. In order to make big bucks, in most cases, you have to actually be aggressively paper-chasing, rather than just working hard. This takes a particular kind of person.

Aggressive paper-chasing - Isn't that why people go for investment banking/Asset Manager route?

Yes, and it's very worrying exactly how many people on TSR want to go down that route, tbh.