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A review by daniellersalaz
Private Equity: A Memoir by Carrie Sun
4.0
Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC of Private Equity in exchange for this review.
Carrie Sun recounts the story of her personal assistant job working for the head of a world-class hedge fund in this at once relatable and unbelievable memoir. Anyone who has ever felt overworked and under appreciated (is that all of us?) will find the broad strokes of this story familiar, though the specifics of the high-pressure and high-stakes intensity of Carrie’s position are surely unusual.
In the early months on the job, Carrie was focused on whether she could perform at the level demanded of her, always striving for more: more efficient, more effective, more intuitive. As time went on, however, she seemed to realize that the question should really be whether she should instead of whether she could.
This was an excellent read and I would recommend it to anyone contemplating their career trajectory, or just curious about how the other half lives. Watching Carrie move through her process of self discovery can lead us all to better identify our own values and begin to assess how our work aligns with our ideals.
Carrie Sun recounts the story of her personal assistant job working for the head of a world-class hedge fund in this at once relatable and unbelievable memoir. Anyone who has ever felt overworked and under appreciated (is that all of us?) will find the broad strokes of this story familiar, though the specifics of the high-pressure and high-stakes intensity of Carrie’s position are surely unusual.
In the early months on the job, Carrie was focused on whether she could perform at the level demanded of her, always striving for more: more efficient, more effective, more intuitive. As time went on, however, she seemed to realize that the question should really be whether she should instead of whether she could.
This was an excellent read and I would recommend it to anyone contemplating their career trajectory, or just curious about how the other half lives. Watching Carrie move through her process of self discovery can lead us all to better identify our own values and begin to assess how our work aligns with our ideals.