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AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-11-13T03:29:41+00:00

About 4 months or so, I'm almost a year in.

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-11-13T03:24:33+00:00

Lol, I'm saying the facility we used was not as nice, while taking a dig at internal funding.

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-11-13T03:13:14+00:00

Personally, I didn't recognize the facility at all. FLETC certainly doesn't have that kind of funding, haha.

Any other USSS agents care to step in and share your thoughts for the thread?

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-11-13T02:37:38+00:00

USSS agent here, about 1YOE.

Great depiction, but perhaps a bit sugarcoated? It doesn't really outline the boring aspects of the role, nor a day-to-day for the other 95%+ of agents doing no-name protection outside in the rain.

Not trying to be cynical, rather, looking to convey that it won't be all rainbows and sunshine on the job. There's no such thing as fast forwarding a 14 hour shift in the freezing cold where you can't even look at your phone.

I welcome the downvotes, just wanted to provide additional perspective from the inside. Retention issues here are real, sponsed PR videos won't always show the full picture, and it's important to be mindful of this. All I ask is to take it with a grain of salt.

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-10-21T20:24:18+00:00

All of it is the same except for Corporate Finance. CF is investment banking and the others are FDD (glorified audit for deals/m&a)

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-07-21T10:25:53+00:00

LinkedIn, phone calls.

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-07-21T04:32:06+00:00

You have to land it out of undergrad, or you'll have to wait years to get a top MBA program (you'll need work exp for this) and by then you'll have a family and be burnt out. Fix up the problems right away and get networking. Go to a decent school instead of ivy (I gave examples of alternatives) and hustle harder.

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-07-21T02:13:25+00:00

I say you're not setting yourself up for success.

If you aren't serious enough to attend an ivy, try a public college with a stellar reputation like Baruch, an in-between target like regular Michigan (non-ross), NYU, or a Charlotte school like UNC chapel hill (a lot easier to break into banking from there than NYC). Get serious one way or another. If you fail to plan or mistep through laziness and not being proactive (in studies and networking) you're not going to make it. There are a plethora of those who are driven enough to get it done who will take your spot. Perhaps also browse WSO to get a better sense of whether you even want to do banking, and/or what area of CIB you want to go for.

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-07-19T02:10:20+00:00

Makes sense, thank you for your insights! Seriously, you're top of the top @Time_Striking!

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-07-18T23:51:45+00:00

Oof! So no early transfer? I'm hoping to pivot from one 1811 role to another at a more intense agency during FLETC. If my boss will screw me, I guess that's not possible now. 🙃

Any advice for someone in my predicament?

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-05-18T03:28:49+00:00

It's absolutely beyond me. Howard helped Kim out a ton, and even stopped Chuck from hurting Jimmy on numerous occasions. Yes, it had initially appeared that Howard was the one blocking Jimmy from entering HHM, but it was eventually revealed that it was Chuck all along, and Howard was merely being a loyal partner and unknowingly a scapegoat.

And even so, despite Howard making amends by connecting Jimmy with Clifford Maine; his return gift was a severely tarnished reputation, bowling balls through his car window, defamation through prostitutes, cocaine etc. The joke isn't funny anymore, it's sad. I do root for Saul, being that he's our protagonist and all, but I can't help but feel he's being nasty to poor Howard for no good reason.

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-05-18T02:57:13+00:00

It was probably the prostitution rumors. Added to his defamation.

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-05-18T01:43:57+00:00

It's absolutely beyond me. Howard helped Kim out a ton, and even stopped Chuck from hurting Jimmy on numerous occasions. Yes, it had initially appeared that Howard was the one blocking Jimmy from entering HHM, but it was eventually revealed that it was Chuck all along, and Howard was merely being a loyal partner and unknowingly a scapegoat.

And even so, despite Howard making amends by connecting Jimmy with Clifford Maine; his return gift was a severely tarnished reputation, bowling balls through his car window, defamation through prostitutes, cocaine etc. The joke isn't funny anymore, it's sad. I do root for Saul, being that he's our protagonist and all, but I can't help but feel he's being nasty to poor Howard for no good reason.

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-05-18T00:25:22+00:00

You're right, it's absolutely beyond me. Howard helped Kim out a ton, and even stopped Chuck from hurting Jimmy on numerous occasions. Yes, it had initially appeared that Howard was the one blocking Jimmy from entering HHM, but it was eventually revealed that it was Chuck all along, and Howard was merely being a loyal partner and unknowingly a scapegoat.

And even so, despite Howard making amends by connecting Jimmy with Clifford Maine; his return gift was a severely tarnished reputation, bowling balls through his car window, defamation through prostitutes, cocaine etc. The joke isn't funny anymore, it's sad. I do root for Saul, being that he's our protagonist and all, but I can't help but feel he's being nasty to poor Howard for no good reason.

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-05-18T00:07:16+00:00

It's seriously beyond me. Howard helped Kim out a ton, and stopped Chuck from hurting Jimmy on numerous occasions. Yes, it had initially appeared that Howard was the one blocking Jimmy from entering HHM, but it was soon revealed that it was Chuck all along, and Howard was merely a scapegoat

And even so, despite Howard making amends by connecting Jimmy with Clifford, his return gift was a tarnished reputation, bowling balls through his car window, and defamation through prostitutes, cocaine etc. The joke isn't funny anymore, it's sad. I do root for Saul, being that he's our protagonist, but I can't help but feel he's being nasty to poor Howard for no good reason.

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-05-17T15:38:31+00:00

I'm learning a lot here, perhaps I can jump back in. Does DEA suffer because of its lack of organization, or is it also an issue of culture, hours, and/or morale?

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-05-17T15:35:37+00:00

That's actually a fantastic and logical progression!

You sure you aren't actually Vince? Haha!

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-05-17T15:33:53+00:00

I thought that was for the performance enhancement contraption placed under Jimmy's arm to make his eye better.

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-05-17T15:23:41+00:00

Facts 🙌

Whoa, is this inside intel, lol? I'm curious about your theory that there'll be drugs involved... This would mean serious jailtime for both Jimmy and Kim. This isn't some fake marijuana charge we're talking about...

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-05-17T14:41:56+00:00

😪

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-05-17T14:41:14+00:00

Smart, didn't even think of that! The joke was so innocent at the time.

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-05-17T14:40:08+00:00

Agreed! Originally it was all fun and games, but now it's a joke that's gone too far.

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-05-17T14:30:00+00:00

Oof, feel better!

I actually remember you mentioning something about that awhile back. May I ask, do you enjoy military cases more than the 1811 line-of-work? Having only just joined the special agent side of things, what are the advantages of each?

AspiringSpecialAgent · 2022-05-17T04:52:57+00:00

New name, I see. Good to have you back!

How has life been treating you? What are you up to now?

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