Reddit Finance Is Asked: Are You Happy With Your Job And What You Do?

Reddit is one of the most popular entertainment, social networking services and news websites in the world. In its finance section, one user asked (http://www.reddit.com/r/finance/comments/2xely0/are_you_happy_with_your_job_and_what_do_you_do/): "Are you happy with your job and what do you do?" Let's take a look at some of the answers: The most popular response was the one posted by Animosaro, who said: "No, I am a student and its a hateful process." While many might not agree with this statement, it was in fact voted up 16 times. Others in the financial field are more contented with what they do. titanrunner2 declared: "Yes. I'm a financial analyst for a large media company. I enjoy the entertainment aspect of my job as well as the perks! Financially speaking, I relish the opportunity to support the people making the decisions that impact how we consume content and how wet can do so while making a profit." Interested in titanrunner2's response, another user asks: "Should I be an economics & accounting major(BA) or a financial mathematics (BS) major in order to be a financial analyst?" While the answer would be "not necessarily," any of those bachelor degrees would certainly help. FrDax is also happy with his job. "Corp dev it's the best," he/she reveals.

Some others go into the hours. jongrows, an "investment analyst at a middle market IB" thinks his work is okay for now but believes he will probably "get burnt out at some point." The analyst gives away: "I'm in the office 60 to 70 hours per week, but people never stop emailing me for stuff that needs ‘a quick turn around.' If that time were included, it would probably be 65 to 75. I have a 1hr commute to and from the office as well. It's not as bad as 80 hours, and I'm not pulling all nighters, but it's still a lot of time. Too much to spend in an office my entire life that's for sure." EmoDistressedCat, a "Financial analyst at a large organization (non-investment)," also declares being happy with what he does: "Work is still challenging and there are lots of nice people to joke around with. Pretty good pay, great benefits." He then goes into work hours: "During the busiest weeks, I'll clock 50 hours max; but on normal days, I stroll into work around 830, take an hour lunch around 1230, and leave around 5 at the latest."

Levils, a "Financial modelling consultant" says he/she gets to "work on loads of interesting projects with a variety of people," and then goes into how to get started in this field. "After a few years as an engineer I decided it wasn't for me, and took an entry level job as a corporate finance analyst (this was mid-2007 when that was easy to do - I think this is again the case in Australia and the UK). While in that role I passed the CFA exams to cement the career change. I've worked in a variety of specialist modelling roles since."