Pros
- Access to Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini
- Exposure to investment managers and government officials
- Possibility of media appearances (TV, radio, print)
- Strategists earn decent salary
Cons
- Overtime and weekend work is expected
- You better not have a life outside of work. God forbid you have a baby!
- Employees are continually replaced with cheap new graduates or outsourced to India
- Economists double as web editors. You don't just do research; you update a website daily
- Not a resume building experience if you want to stay in the financial industry
- Your spine needs to be made of steel - the company cares little about ergonomics
- Economists earn crap