Bulge Bracket Middle Office - Good Way to Break into Banking?

Hey everyone, so I'm new to the finance/banking world, currently in a consulting-adjacent industry and been interviewing for some banking roles that seem to be in middle office with transferable skills that I have. I realize MO is obviously not as sexy or high-paying as FO, but I know without any concrete finance experience, FO roles most likely aren't feasible for me at the moment anyways.

Regardless, I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on a MO role within the Investment Banking & Business Management orgs at a BB bank to get my foot into the industry early in my career (I have 2 YOE). 

Long term, I'd like to do something like consulting or S&O either in finance/tech, and was curious if this seems like a good segway for that especially if I am later considering an MBA or building up a network of connections in and out of the company.

Any comments and feedback is greatly appreciated being an outsider at the moment. Thanks!

 

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