All Nighters - Next Day? 
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Points) on 3/16/10 at 1:49pm
So I have an SA offer in IBD and, now that the prospect of working the notoriously long IBD hours have become far more real, I wasn't sure about this -
If you pull an all-nighter, say you finish your work at 8am, are you then allowed to go home and sleep until 9am the next day? Or is it a case of you just not leaving the office and heading back at 11pm that night (hopefully)?
Wasn't sure if it was a matter of 'You've done your work and looking ridiculously tired, go home', or 'Man up, this is IBD, sleep is for pussies'.
the latter
by hungrythe latter
Haha sadly it is the latter -
by anonymousmanHaha sadly it is the latter - though its not as commonplace to work until 8am as people perpetuate.
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imho sleeping 1hr is worse
by jostorimho sleeping 1hr is worse than taking a shower and going back to work
that's so true. you'll be
by anonymousmanthat's so true. you'll be taking 10 minute powernaps on the toilet on the hour from about 4pm onwards though
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Seriously if I get into IB my
by froufrouSeriously if I get into IB my insomnia and light sleeping will finally be useful for SOMETHING! (other than pissing me off)
You wont typically work till
by Marcus_HalberstramYou wont typically work till 8. The latest you'll generally work is till about 4-5AM. Reason being... if you're working towards a deadline... come 8AM that shit better already be at the printers. You'll generally work till 4, 5 maybe 6... and you'll go home, sleep for 2-3 hours, shower and be back at work by 10-ish.... depending on what time the meeting.
If you do work till 8... you WILL NOT get the next day off... wtf would be the use then? You'll prob go home sleep for an couple of hours, shower up and be back at work before noon.
FYI... the wost part about these things is the paranoia the experience all of the next day until the meeting is over.... because ever time a page turns all you're thinking is "OMFG, did I check that!? That doesn't look right, could that be right?! Please dont notice, please dont notice!" Three days later you look at the same exact thing and nothing looks out of the ordinary, everything looks perfect.
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jostor wrote: imho sleeping
by cphbravo96imho sleeping 1hr is worse than taking a shower and going back to work
You missed that the OP said "the next day" so its not 1 hour, it would be 25, lol.
However, I do agree that 1 hour is way worse than just taking a shower...anytime I have been awake for an extended period of time and decided to take a quick hour nap...I ended up wanting to shoot myself because you realize how tired you are.
Regards
This can also depend on your
by westfaldThis can also depend on your group/team. Your boss (unlikely) may be a bleeding heart lib and send you home out of pitty, or doesn't want some zombie intern with a wrinkled shirt making the bank look bad in a meeting.
Piece of advice, don't try to milk it or gloat; even subtly an all nighter. Everyone's done it, your not being picked on, it's just the nature of the beast. No likes the self righteous work-a-holic. They'll know what hours you've put in. If you put out quality work and make it through the rest of the day like a champ; it'll score a lot brownie points in landing a FT. Good luck man.
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cphbravo96 wrote: jostor
by anonymousmanimho sleeping 1hr is worse than taking a shower and going back to work
You missed that the OP said "the next day" so its not 1 hour, it would be 25, lol.
However, I do agree that 1 hour is way worse than just taking a shower...anytime I have been awake for an extended period of time and decided to take a quick hour nap...I ended up wanting to shoot myself because you realize how tired you are.
Regards
hahahaha brilliant
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Marcus nailed it.
by flyingmonkeyMarcus nailed it.
totally dumb question, but is
by mango123totally dumb question, but is there any way to make sure you can make it through the next day after pulling an all-nighter (as a summer analyst)? I know this sounds ridiculous but I've never had to pull an all-nighter in college so I'm not really sure how I'll handle it.
As a summer analyst, it's
by Juwanna MannAs a summer analyst, it's doubtful you'll be given enough responsibility on a project to warrant pulling an all nighter, but if you are then it's likely you'll be sent home early the next day to rest. It's in the bank's interest to provide a good experience to summers. Although now that I think about it that depends.
You've never had to pull an
by AspiringBanker21You've never had to pull an all nighter in college? what year are you in? Last semester I probably had around 10. Mostly because I went out when I couldve stayed in and got stuff done early but I actually find it relieving at the point where you decided to stay up all night instead of doing work late then being like shit I'll only have 5 hrs of sleep, 4hrs, 3hrs...
It's definitely a function of
by giants92It's definitely a function of how much you go out/procrastinate during college. I've come really close during finals- like passing out with only a few hours until test time and then waking up right beforehand, but I've never stayed up straight through the night for anything (I'm general good about getting just enough done in time). It definitely sucks waking up on only 3 hours of sleep, but I get just too damn tired at that point and decide I'll just do my best come test time. I'm sure a test is a lot less pressure than a client presentation deadline or something like that though- if I'm lucky enough to get a FT offer in the fall and work as an analyst then I'm definitely not going to take the attitude "I guess I'll just do my best". More like "shit, this needs to be perfect- staying up and focusing for these next 3 hours."
Im not sure I ever went thru
by M-001Im not sure I ever went thru the night without sleeping at least an hour... Most of the time I end up getting about 2-3 hours when staying up doing hw or studying.
I actually had to do this on Saturday night/Sunday morning. Ended up being out until about 530am (unfortunately, not partying) then coming home with the girlfriend. Took her home at 7, got back at 720. After sleeping a full hour and 10 minutes, I was up at 830 for work.
Weekends are when this happens most, as I would go out then finish off the night of partying at a friends loft. Seems everytime we all went back to his place, I didnt get home until 6-7am.. Then I need to be up at 830 for work.. Sucks balls, thats for sure...
Well I guess for me once I
by AspiringBanker21Well I guess for me once I did it a few times I became much more comfortable with the idea and know that after the test/class I can pass out for as long as I want to relatively speaking. This obviously changes in banking but really once you get to a certain point that next day I feel like your body resets and sometimes you don't even feel tired until the next night. All you need to know is that its definitely not as terrible as it sounds at all.
I just hate the lack of sleep
by westfaldI just hate the lack of sleep headache. The one that feels like lava's replaced your brain matter.
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I hate the lack of sleep
by rebelcrossI hate the lack of sleep headache + full body soreness. Especially the legs, don't know why the legs feel so sore after not sleeping, it's a horrible horrible feeling.
Jesus, you guys are pansies.
by Marcus_HalberstramJesus, you guys are pansies.
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Sure beats the pit in your
by flyingmonkeySure beats the pit in your stomach and pocket than if you get a pink slip.
I work full time and go to
by CommuterI work full time and go to school full time, I think that was main reason I got my offer. The days where I am doing both, its up at 430a work at 530 then not home till 1130p-12a. Then up at 4:30a again. Your body adapts and I usually wake up before my alarm now.
You get used to it, the eyes on the prize situation. The shitty part is waking up and it's still dark, that's depressing or when I walk by all the bars and see the happy kids who have been out of work for many hours. Lack of sleep isn't bad as long as you are doing stuff.
I used to work overnights in a warehouse, its hard to sleep during the day so sometimes I would just be up through the next day, at work I was constantly doing tasks so it wasn't a big deal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
by hungryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adderall
Adderall is a terrible
by OptimusSubprimeAdderall is a terrible long-term strategy for replacing sleep. Huge crash once it wears off. It's fantastic if you're desperate and are able to go to sleep immediately afterwards, but that's often not the case.
false
by hungryfalse
I heard about this neat ass
by anonymousmanI heard about this neat ass thing to wake you up - its called cocaine, nicknamed, charlie. That shit puts a spring in your step!
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I can't beleive thermogenics
by Uncle_CI can't beleive thermogenics and other endorphin releasing energy drinks (endo-rush) haven't made it mainstream in the IB world.
Cocaine is a petty narcotic compared to these things. Check out bodybuilding.com for thermogenics that will up your metabolism for a 6-8 hour stretch.