As just about everyone else has already pointed out, this position was clearly inappropriate for someone with the skills of the OP. Why did the OP take the job

As just about everyone else has already pointed out, this position was clearly inappropriate for someone with the skills of the OP. Why did the OP take the job? He strikes me as both passionate and of above average intelligence. Is the financial sector competitive to the point that the only positions available are at call centers? While I'm not familiar with the financial industry, this strikes me as odd. I feel as though the OP is either overstating his skill set, or the job market is doing a very poor job of allocating resources. This is all anecdotal, but the barrier to entry to banking careers has never struck me as insurmountable. While my friends who work in i-banking or PE have all jumped through the appropriate formal hoops to get there, financial advisors (especially retail) tend to run the gamut of educational backgrounds and intellect. Despite the fact that this is essentially a sales job, I would think it would be infinitely more satisfying that being a call center jockey. edit / anecdotal source : I was approached for recruitment as an FA right out of college. I do not have a finance education or background.