Should I take the back office role at the large, well-known firm or the front office role at the small, lesser-known firm?
It’s a very common question. Fortunately, the answer is easy:
Front office. Always.
All times are Eastern.
GOOD DAY
6:00AM – Wake up, shower, eat a nutritious protein-packed breakfast (Greek yogurt is good in this regard).
6:45AM – Commute to work. Read emails – nothing urgent. Check Bloomberg Top Stories – Asian and European markets are modestly up on the day, no major news.
7:30AM – Stop for a Starbucks Americano because the generic coffee-service coffee at work tastes something worse than awful. Arrive at work, realize your PM is out seeing clients today. Good start, sip Americano.
8:30AM – Someone set up a meeting with a sell side analyst who is out on a marketing trip.
“Are you coming to the meeting?”
“Did they bring breakfast?”
“Yes.”
“All right, I’ll be right there.”
