Banker Chick No Longer...

As of last week, I am no longer a poor banker chick! After several rounds of interviews, I've been offered a position as a financial journalist covering M&A. I gave my two weeks notice last Friday and will be starting my new job at the end of April. Yet despite my career shift, I don't regret my decision to work as an analyst this past year, as everything I've learned about finance will undoubtedly help me to become a better business reporter. I'm also looking forward to more normal hours, the ability to actually make (and keep) social obligations and a casual work environment (hello American Apparel jeans, goodbye Express Editors pants!). The only foreseeable downside? A major pay cut. While I may no longer be a poor banker, I'm now just...poor.