... which would still make working at a bank vs. at a large company the option with a - worse work-life balance - worse benefits - worse point on the good-ev

... which would still make working at a bank vs. at a large company the option with a - worse work-life balance - worse benefits - worse point on the good-evil scale If someone from a smaller tech company (which has worse pay or work life balance than a bank) decides to change jobs, they’d almost certainly switch to a bigger tech company first. Banks simply aren’t competing with the kinds of small companies you’re thinking of for talent because they aren’t even in the competition. They certainly are competing with Google, Facebook, etc, for new grads, but only when they’re able to offer much better pay.