If you could start today

Did not realize you were still around.

I picked tech and would still go that route, though my personal preferences make the decision obvious.

Trying to speak with a bit less bias, to me, tech is less risky. If you learn the skills, then you have value and can count on getting hired somewhere. Seems like a finance career (at least the less technical roles) relies on more nebulous soft skills, and if relationships sour, you could be up chit creek.

I suppose you have greater potential in finance, but it seems much more likely that you don't earn great.

glad to see you.

Yeah, that makes sense. Finance feels flashy and high-upside. Tech feels strong and steady.


Feel like there’s so many other factors. Finance roles in itself feel like they can be more dynamic. Develop the technical side and you have latitude to hop into many different things (yes many ‘flimsier’ or soft-skill side) (Though feels like requires more energy/personal investment/“career navigation”) but generally higher-stimulation/interesting (subjective)

Tech is what it is; it’s a damn hard skillset; feels much lower stimulation from an energy standpoint, but really mentally stimulating work. Just kind of bland, but difficult/impressive and gives you immense latitude over life itself.

I guess after thinking aloud, I’m looking for fun job/high - enough stimulation, but also flexibility and time outside work.

Story of many 😂 .. 😭

depends if you have a jewish name or not lol

GTFO of finance during a Fed tightening cycle. Only pain lies ahead.

Most accounting and finance majors tried life science of engineering but could not make the cut.

Did your nipples have a disagreement?

Finance is not even really a specialty. Just a label for not taking any of the hard courses in business school or stem

I'd get into internet security sales. Start out at $300k salary plus accelerated incentives. Can make a fuk ton of money. My girlfriend is in that career field as vice president of sales at a global corporation. She does really well.

you wanna see them make up? twinkI bet she's hawt.

Sw sales is probably one of the best. but doesn't call my name for whatever reason..

No disagreements here.

If you feel tech's bland though, I can't say that's a great sign for it. I'm not really one of those people who programs a ton outside of work (I do it largely based on need), but I can still easily get lost just working on problems at work, so if you don't get at least a decent amount of enjoyment out of programming, I'd tread cautiously.

Though I guess I haven't clarified what you mean by tech - I'm assuming for tech, you mean solely the engineering side, so being in sales like bsrkoacar2 wouldn't count.

Do you work already?

Finance for the coke & orgies

Tech for the flexibility of hours. Finance you have to get up really early, usually physically be there (less opportunity to work from home) and unless you are a vp, you will not make as much as a software engineer most likely.

The fields are very different so most likely you have an aptitude for one or the other, which is what you should choose.

yep, solely engineering side.

I think a lot of it is perception, macro, and *ego*.

I worked in IR in finance, very outgoing role at a fast-paced startup. Excellent energy, young people, hot girls, good environment.

Just afraid of being silo'd - engineering team was more specialist, was involved less cross-functionally and less in key business decisions. That stuff was extremely fun.

But I always felt that I was missing more intellectual stimulation, a "real" career path (I'd fallen into it), and some clarity.

So I will get all that regardless of which route I go (either ER in finance or swe path), but tenfold in tech.

Part of my ego wants to crush it in finance just for the sake of it; I don't want to "quit" and take the L.

But I think what I know more is that tech rn provides a lot of the perks I'm looking for. From a macro perspective, probably not best to let so much of my pride rest on an arbitrary career path.

Can pursue some of the perks of the finance seat outside of work .............

idk. I think I know what I want.


FWIW, I started TOP (u heard?) recently, and I like it. Will dive in more and let you know my thoughts/feelings.


ha.^^ ☝️yep, seems like the best choice holistically is tech - just an ego thing

and think I'd be a pretty good coder. finance is more soft skills, but there are some positions (ER, HF) where aptitudes have some overlap.

But again, probably can find some adjacent roles in both, but aptitude def lines up