A well known quantitative finance masters reached out to me to see if I would be interested in applying to be their Executive Director (head of the program). I was flattered but knew instantly the answer would be "no, I am not interested." The reasons why I rejected the idea:

1) I have interesting work I want to finish at Agora and in the industry.
2) The pay is too low
3) I need tenure
4) I don't want to move

When considering career moves really think about if the work will make you happy. Often even when jumping between firms, it requires you to really think about why you would want to leave your current position and if the new firm would be able to meet those needs.

A view on why academia isn't so great:
   • My dream died, and now I'm here  

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