What is a con of being a banker?

Ugh, the hours! Seriously, if there's one major downside to banking, it's the absolutely insane hours. I mean, I had a friend – we played college ball together – who landed a gig at this big-name investment bank. First year? Gone. Just… gone. He'd call me sometimes, sounding like a zombie, talking about pulling all-nighters, like, regularly. Can you even imagine? What kind of life is that? Soul-crushing doesn't even begin to cover it.

And it's not just the sheer number of hours, it's the pressure cooker you're constantly in. Relentless. Like, you're always under the gun, always performing, hitting these crazy deadlines… it's just brutal. I remember reading somewhere that the burnout rate in those first few years is insane. Like, something ridiculous, maybe even close to 30%? Don't quote me on that, but it's high. It's just this cutthroat, hyper-competitive environment. It's not even a job, really; it takes over your entire life. What's the point of making all that money if you don't have time to enjoy it, you know? Honestly, it makes you wonder sometimes. So yeah, the hours, the pressure… it can burn you out faster than a match in a hurricane. No joke.