I quit my investment banking job after collapsing at work. Wall Street was seductive and nearly destroyed me.

Mon, 04/29/2024 - 05:06

I quit my 9-to-5 Wall Street Job after passing out at work. — Former investment banking analyst Christine Ji says her six-figure salary boiled down to a $25-an-hour adjusted rate when she considered the long work hours.
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I was expecting that Thursday in February to be a normal day at work. I hadn't expected to be lying on the office floor thinking that I needed to quit my investment banking job — yet there I was.

Minutes after fainting, in the ambulance en route to the hospital, I contemplated the choices that had led me to that moment.