I have a virtual coffee chat with someone who chose equity research for a living today. It surprised me how hubris he was when I asked questions related to what kind of drawbacks hethink junior employees can improve nowadays. He just replied with something like ‘do not ask stupid questions’, as stupid questions he merely?meant candidates should know all about the financial markets even if I just came up with a small sell side question.?

As for his background, he graduated from imperial college business school as well but two years earlier than me. I assume he is not that smarter than me or otherwise why imperial chose me at first? However, I am not the only person experience this kind of sarcasm from the alumni.? My friend Geng, who aim at consulting as her ideal occupation had the similar experience before.?She had a weird coffee chat with one of the alumni working at McKinsey, and she got criticism in every aspect you can think of. For example, when she asked how she can further improve herself, the alumni just replied that she would never be good at consulting. What a disaster conversation! As the alumni, should part of their responsibility be giving us some confidence rather than ruin us??

Nobody are born to be a genuis, so ii think the only way to make a continuous progress is always be modest and learn from other people. What the point of being such?cynical after all? Is your ego level?connected with other persons’ performance? I am really confused.