I was once told by a wise, elderly gentleman to never accept an IT position in a financial institution. He said they were all about cutting costs and maximizing profits and it was their job to know how to do it. He recommended DoD, healthcare and insurance companies. In his words: “there will always be wars, people will always be sick and people will always need insurance.
But all three of those industries, like the bankers, know how to “cut costs and maximize profits” also.
Besides, as long as there are wars, people will borrow money to pay for them...