Is finance worth it?

[itssoover0457]

I’m starting to consider it. Private equity and hedge funds are what I’m considering going into. But what will that path look like? What do I need to do to get in? How do I get those connections?

 

[eㅤㅤ]

no clue, i got connections to some cybersecurity job. i can LDAR at homeoffice, enjoy nature & life and its like 6.5k a month.

first i have to finish school tho

 

[wilvakc]

I’m starting to consider it. Private equity and hedge funds are what I’m considering going into. But what will that path look like? What do I need to do to get in? How do I get those connections?

nope, im probably going to pursue finance at melbourne university but for the first 5 years you get paid 100k aud

 

[dbdrFanboy]

I would assume you would need to come from money to get into that. Might not always be the case but It does seem to be what is usually seen

 

[wilvakc]

y

I’m starting to consider it. Private equity and hedge funds are what I’m considering going into. But what will that path look like? What do I need to do to get in? How do I get those connections?

you need to get a job and previous experiences in the workline

 

[Jason Voorhees]

nope, im probably going to pursue finance at melbourne university but for the first 5 years you get paid 100k aud

Finance in Australia? Come over to NYC bro.

 

[wilvakc]

Finance in Australia? Come over to NYC bro.

maybe if i actually make it otherwise it would be a waste

 

[Jason Voorhees]

Also forget hedge fund and private equity you do not pick them. They pick you and also it's endless grind @Saint Casanova

 

[itssoover0457]

no clue, i got connections to some cybersecurity job. i can LDAR at homeoffice, enjoy nature & life and its like 6.5k a month.

first i have to finish school tho

How do you get those connections? Put me on

 

[wilvakc]

Finance in Australia? Come over to NYC bro.

my sister is going to do law and it would be easier to get connections in australia due to my family

 

[wilvakc]

How do you get those connections? Put me on

through previous work, family and friends

 

[itssoover0457]

Also forget hedge fund and private equity you do not pick them. They pick you and also it's endless grind @Saint Casanova

I want to make good money. Finance is the most realistic way for me to escape the middle class

 

[itssoover0457]

through previous work, family and friends

I never had a job and I don’t have any friends and my family hates me

 

[Jason Voorhees]

maybe if i actually make it otherwise it would be a waste

I think finance is interesting im a software developer and previously worked at a banking firm. I would mirin the finance bros walking around in suits but they seemed miserable to me. They all worked like 80 hours a week while using engineers only did 40 and ironically we were paid more but they had a much higher salary cap.

 

[itssoover0457]

Also forget hedge fund and private equity you do not pick them. They pick you and also it's endless grind @Saint Casanova

Maybe they’ll pick me

 

[wilvakc]

d

I never had a job and I don’t have any friends and my family hates me

dang, i worked at one my uncles plastic surgery place for work experiences and one of my dads food chains

 

[itssoover0457]

d

dang, i worked at one my uncles plastic surgery place for work experiences and one of my dads food chains

But how did you get connections from those jobs?

 

[wilvakc]

I think finance is interesting im a software developer and previously worked at a banking firm. I would mirin the finance bros walking around in suits but they seemed miserable to me. They all worked like 80 hours a week while using engineers only did 40 and ironically we were paid more but they had a much higher salary cap.

i know, but i dont see any other path for me. even nursing gets paid similar to finance in australia

 

[wilvakc]

But how did you get connections from those jobs?

because of my family i already have future connections

 

[Jason Voorhees]

I want to make good money. Finance is the most realistic way for me to escape the middle class

Tech is the true rags to riches field. Your connections, your background, your degrees, certificates all that is secondary. If you are good. You'll get paid well no matter what. But you need to be in the top 10-15% of engineers or you'll be a dime in a dozen

 

[eㅤㅤ]

How do you get those connections? Put me on

for me its my uncle, he got paid out of school by some companies back then because he was
some nerdy guy who always programmed shit. so basically its just luck for me..
id guess tho just visit the local coffee shop and look for the richest guy and be straight forward,
hey im a young guy with ambitions and you are looking like you do very well in life, so i may ask
you what u work as etc...

 

[itssoover0457]

Tech is the true rags to riches field. Your connections, your background, your degrees, certificates all that is secondary. If you are good. You'll get paid well no matter what. But you need to be in the top 10-15% of engineers or you'll be a dime in a dozen

Yeah, you need to stand out nowadays with AI becoming ubiquitous. I always wanted to go onto computer science but I got scared when I heard everyone was getting laid off and I thought it would be better to go into finance. I’m still thinking but ai will only get more advanced. You can build websites and apps with Claude AI so easily

 

[wilvakc]

But how did you get connections from those jobs?

my dad completed his finance degree at melbourne high (most prestigious uni in aus) yet he went into business with his siblings going into the medical industry with my grandfarther also being a surgeon its become easier to expand for them too

 

[itssoover0457]

for me its my uncle, he got paid out of school by some companies back then because he was
some nerdy guy who always programmed shit. so basically its just luck for me..
id guess tho just visit the local coffee shop and look for the richest guy and be straight forward,
hey im a young guy with ambitions and you are looking like you do very well in life, so i may ask
you what u work as etc...

That would never work. I tried selling websites I made with ai to a bunch of businesses that didn’t have any and they all just hung up or said they weren’t interested. You need to be cl+ for that

 

[itssoover0457]

my dad completed his finance degree at melbourne high (most prestigious uni in aus) yet he went into business with his siblings going into the medical industry with my grandfarther also being a surgeon its become easier to expand for them too

Oh. My family never went into finance or any field related. It’s gonna be harder for me to break in

 

[eㅤㅤ]

That would never work. I tried selling websites I made with ai to a bunch of businesses that didn’t have any and they all just hung up or said they weren’t interested. You need to be cl+ for that

im living in germany it would probably work here

 

[itssoover0457]

im living in germany it would probably work here

I’m in the us

 

[Jason Voorhees]

Yeah, you need to stand out nowadays with AI becoming ubiquitous. I always wanted to go onto computer science but I got scared when I heard everyone was getting laid off and I thought it would be better to go into finance. I’m still thinking but ai will only get more advanced. You can build websites and apps with Claude AI so easily

Like I said you need to be in the top 10%. The competition is very brutal so if you are mediocre you will be nothing more than a small fish in a sea of applicants and struggle to get good jobs and will be stuck in dead end support roles

Tech is overall great. Great salary, good wlb, intellectually stimulating and different problems but you need to genuinely be in excited about technology and love coding and problem solving because if you want to stick around you need to constantly do up skilling, learning new stuff. If you just stick to the stuff they teach you in textbook you'll end up like the thousand of CS grads that endlessly complain about this field

 

[eㅤㅤ]

I’m in the us

us is a different world i dont know shit about yall but donald trump

 

[itssoover0457]

Like I said you need to be in the top 10%. The competition is very brutal so if you are mediocre you will be nothing more than a small fish in a sea of applicants and struggle to get good jobs and will be stuck in dead end support roles

Tech is overall great. Great salary, good wlb, intellectually stimulating and different problems but you need to genuinely be in excited about technology and love coding and problem solving because if you want to stick around you need to constantly do up skilling, learning new stuff. If you just stick to the stuff they teach you in textbook you'll end up like the thousand of CS grads that endlessly complain about this field

So if someone wants to go into tech where else can they learn and research? College is one thing, but where else can you go to gain more insight