I made it to managing director after 17 years in banking, then I quit. I didn't want to work myself into the ground well into my 60s.

Eric Sim

• Eric Sim spent over 20 years in banking, working in Singapore, London, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.
• The engineering major says he had no idea what banking was when he graduated in 1994.
• Sim left banking in 2017 and is now a published author, professional speaker, and career coach.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Eric Sim...