well, that settles it.

as if i needed another reason not to go into finance: an article from thestreet.com entitled want a wall street job? start preparing now. (via www.bocowgill.com)

like bo, i find the section entitled "artists need not apply" most fascinating. good thing this guy doesn't work in recruitment: "Finance is suitable for people whose primary objective is to make a decent (although not necessarily outrageous) income and [work] 60 to 100 hours a week on sometimes numbingly dull work"?

it keeps going: "Finance is not suitable for people who are creative in the traditional sense (e.g., artists) or interested in the "caring" professions (teachers, doctors). In fact, when I used to do interviews for Morgan Stanley, we were specifically instructed to weed out those personality types."

that's pretty bleak. can you imagine reading a job description like that? "come be a cog in the wheels of industry. leave your creative, caring personality at the door."