The Beauty of Finance

Working at UBS for a mere two weeks has already taught me about what makes a job in finance so beautiful.  It’s not because of the money, or the chance to dress nicely, or even because you feel like you’re making a difference in people’s lives (yeah…right).  It’s something as simple as the people that work there.  I definitely don’t mean their personalities because we all know the people in finance are total a** holes (no offence to anyone of course).  It’s actually the overwhelming plethora* of beautiful women.

(ok…maybe this is an exaggeration)

Jobs in finance seem to be a magnet for good looking girls.  Now, I hope this doesn’t take jobs away from the general population of women because we definitely wouldn’t want that now, would we?

In all seriousness, the fact remains that I can’t walk down a hallway without seeing a pretty secretary or analyst.  Although the top guys haven’t really told me specifics, they definitely hint at the fact that its a requirement…especially if you intend on staying at the company for the long run…but not the really long run if you know what I mean .

I hope (and don’t hope) that this isn’t a continuing trend.  Because this kind of bias shouldn’t (should) be tolerated in a country like this.

P.S. I apologize for this post.

* I really wanted to use this word.