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

Apr 29 2024 by Business Insider

 
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...

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