A bit of background: I work in consulting. It's a great job, I get to see a lot of different and interesting issues, and I get a lot of exposure to quite a few great companies. However, it involves a lot of unpredictability and it's a lot of travel.
I'm newly-married, and we're talking about having kids in approx. t-minus five years; this talk involved whether my current lifestyle will be able to be maintained when the kids start arriving. Probably not.
So, I decided to apply to b-school, and I was lucky to get into Chicago's full time program. Now, the only question is, what career path do I pursue?
I'm considering quite a few different options, and the ones that really stand out to me are investment management, business development, and VC. However, the main considerations of these jobs are:
1. How much it pays
2. How much free time it affords me
3. How well I enjoy the job
#3 isn't worrisome to me; I enjoy business in itself, and I could find happiness in almost any business-related role. Heck, I
enjoyed being an auditor.
#1 is pretty darn important. No explanation necessary. I know this is somewhat superficial. Sorry.
#2 is also pretty darn important. The reason I'm about to go $100K+ (not withstanding opportunity costs) in the hole is so I can be there when my future offspring are growing up.
So, that brings me to my bad-sounding question: What specific career paths are out there (preferrably finance-oriented) that have a regular schedule (i.e. 8 to 7, little or no travel) that pay the best?
Again, I apologize for the superficiality (is that a word?) of the question. However, I have to think that I'm not the only person in this boat, and I really couldn't find any posts specifically relating to this topic.
Any and all commentary is appreciated. Except the kind that's intended to make me feel shallow and uninformed, which is unnecessary, since I'm already there.