my empire state of mind - by enya - Yapperoning

When I was 14 years old and envisioning my dream job, I wanted to be an investment banker. I did not know what investment bankers did other than the fact that they wore fancy suits, worked 100 hours a week, and lived in New York City, and I wanted to wear fancy suits, work 100 hours a week (why??), and live in New York City. After learning about what DCFs were freshman year, I concluded banking was not for me but still set my sights on New York. To a Silicon Valley kid, New York was artistic, cultural, different. In New York, I’d be efficient and busy with life. I’d do interesting things and become an interesting person. Finally, I wouldn’t be the person walking the fastest on the street. I’m 23 now and spent the last year living in New York, though I traded in banking for a tech job, fancy suits for jeans, and working 100 hours a week for a pretty standard workweek. A couple months ago, I decided to move back to San Francisco for 2025. Many of my high school friends and colleagues won

When I was 14 years old and envisioning my dream job, I wanted to be an investment banker. I did not know what investment bankers did other than the fact that they wore fancy suits, worked 100 hours a week, and lived in New York City, and I wanted to wear fancy suits, work 100 hours a week (why??), and live in New York City. After learning about what DCFs were freshman year, I concluded banking was not for me but still set my sights on New York. To a Silicon Valley kid, New York was artistic, cultural, different. In New York, I’d be efficient and busy with life. I’d do interesting things and b