Sorry but I disagree with nearly all of that. >> "many CS graduates I meet really want to work in tech rather than finance" I would hope so considering what t

Sorry but I disagree with nearly all of that. >> "many CS graduates I meet really want to work in tech rather than finance" I would hope so considering what they studied CS. And I'm are many finance grads want to work in finance rather than tech. >> "They want you to work 60+ hours give or take" This also applies to a lot of startups. Even in places that don't enforce extra long hours you often feel pressured to arrive early and stay late. >> "There is dress code - really ? 2014 and we still enforce people to wear suits ? we grew up idolizing steve jobs so no thanks." Didn't Steve Jobs have his own uniform (turtle neck, jeans, trainers)? Even places that don't require a suit usually have some sort of dress code (jeans, shirt). In a small startup you will have to meet investors or potential customers and in these situations it's required to look at least respectable. It sucks but appearances matter. >> "Tech is way more fun and the chances of making it big is what drives many young people." Personally I think tech is more fun but I know lots of people who have fun working in the financial sector. >> "A tech career to many people is a lot like an struggling actor's career however the difference is there is less luck and more hardworking." I disagree completely. There is LOTS of luck in the startup game. Sure you have to work hard but there are tonnes of people who work their asses off and don't succeed even though they have a good product. If you read about the work ethic of the worlds biggest actors I think you'd be surprised. Most of them got there by working their asses off too. And they also got lucky.