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How old are you, and how long have you been traveling?

Seems like FAANG is a good bet. You could also go for a top tier hedge fund and bust your balls for a year. They pay straight cash and a huge bonus. Prob the best bet if you have a 1 year time limit, since the FAANG vesting doesn't help.

I'm well-traveled but want to do the same thing. Idk if I'm good enough for the top tier companies though. Might just chill at my fairly easy banking job at 130k.

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$130k sounds nice. I don't even make that.

One word of caution about bonuses. I would not bet on a bonus. Bonuses tend to be very political. I have been screwed a few times when it comes to bonuses.

Yeah I just got screwed and got zero bonus this past year. Apparently the recruiter told me this. She basically did a play on words.

Where are you at though? This is 130k in nyc which is super expensive.

Ah, less expensive here (Philly). Still, it's like a 50% increase over what I make.

Philly is super chill. My cousin took a small pay cut (same company) to move there. Pays $650 for a nice bedroom in 3b/3ba. Used to pay $1850 in manhattan.

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