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Your banking job is killing you

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You can’t take it with you
The sky-high salaries, fat bonuses and flashy cars enjoyed by Wall Street (and Bay Street) fat cats come at an alarming cost, according to a University of Southern California study.

It found the typical life of an investment banker comprised of long periods of sedentary work, chronic stress and too much coffee. No surprise there, right? Well, how about alcoholism, cocaine addiction, erectile dysfunction – even showing up to work with broken limbs?