The ‘I Want to Work in A Bank’ Syndrome.

I’ve met a thousand and one university students who want to ‘work in the bank’ after school. In recent times, the idea of many people wanting to belong to the banking fraternity has become a huge force to reckon with in career circles.


For most of these people, the perception of prestige associated with this industry is enough motivation for them to not keep their ‘burning’ desire under wraps.

Banking is perceived the world over as one of the most ‘decent’ professions. It is against this background that most people find it to be highly desirable industry to work in.

But is choosing a career about what society considers to be prestigious or deems ‘decent’ or about what you really want to do?

I think modern society’s thinking has been a little thrown out of gear concerning what career paths one should choose.

Personally, I believe in choosing a career that you see yourself in, not one society thinks you should see yourself in. At the end of the day, its you and what makes you happy and fulfilled, not what makes society happy. Is it even possible to make the WHOLE society happy with your almost always ‘singular’ career choices?

If you strongly feel banking is your turf, dive into it as soon as it’s possible, or just love it if you’re already in, being as proud as proud can get. Otherwise, if for other reasons, chances are, you may end up being frustrated with job dissatisfaction. It is then that you may realize that it would have been so much better to do what you really desire in life and pay no heed to the supposed ‘status quo’.

There’s no greater fulfillment in life than doing what you really want to do and what you are really good at doing.

I think we should take a moment to think about what exactly we want for ourselves and what to do in order to get there. Let’s say no to this ‘banking’ brouhaha and live lives we truly enjoy. Once we find what we want, we will definitely get people supporting our dream.

“You owe it to yourself to find out what you want to do, and what it will take to get there and then use that to catapult you to stardom.” – Anonymous.

Your comments are highly welcome.