Checking out at work

After you get a PE offer, you still have 1.5 years before you start. How man much can you check out without jeopardizing your job/relationships and for those who've been through it, any words of advice?

My experience so far is
1. Much less facetime in the mornings and night (get in earlier leave later)
2. Longer and more frequent coffee and lunch breaks
3. Freely taking vacations and telling your staffer you will be away for weekends (but still able to remote in)
4. Always asking for timeliness and setting your own schedule for weekend work rather (doing it all on Sunday)
5. Telling your staffer how busy you are or how much you've worked in the past week and asking for leniency when you don't have capacity

Any others?

 
Best Response

I'd take the weekend off - don't be a door-mat. You might still have to pull a few late-nighters (depending on your team's deal volume), you will be more result-driven and won't do the facetime in the office (to get noticed how much of a hard worker you are). Ignore a MD's calling in the office at 10pm.

I'd take a 60 mins gym break in the office (again your boss is still happy because your work is good). At the end of the day, it's a job. You can't get fired if you do what you are supposed to do.

 
mdk6c:

Just try to be subtle about it. Some analysts make it very clear that they don't care any more, which can be a drag for those who actually are considering a long-term career in banking.

some analysts consider a long term career in banking? wow

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torchic:
mdk6c:

Just try to be subtle about it. Some analysts make it very clear that they don't care any more, which can be a drag for those who actually are considering a long-term career in banking.

some analysts consider a long term career in banking? wow

I know, PE is an awfully sexy exit. But not every PE Associate makes it to VP.

 
torchic:
mdk6c:

Just try to be subtle about it. Some analysts make it very clear that they don't care any more, which can be a drag for those who actually are considering a long-term career in banking.

some analysts consider a long term career in banking? wow

I'm Lloyd Jr. bitchezz

On another note, how many fap breaks you takin? You should consider more of those. Good for the heart

 

Here's the way I looked at it: by the time (most) analysts get their PE offer, they've already put in a solid 9ish months on the job, trying to work hard, learn a lot, and get ready for recruiting. Don't check out and develop a bad rep in the next 3 months, right before you get your bonus because you could be throwing away 9 months of credibility, reputation, and $$$.

Once the new first year class comes in all bright eyed and bushy tailed, they'll want to (hopefully) overachieve and that's when you can take your foot off the pedal and hopefully have a decent last year in banking.

 

Can't wait to get that bonus and take the checking out to a whole new level: 1. Telling your staffer when you are too busy 2. Asking to be destaffed from that incompetent, lazy associate 3. Putting away the Blackberry at 8 PM on the weekends

That additional 10/20k in bonus after tax is really not worth my mental sanity/freedom. I also realized just how much it takes for them to fire you when it comes to checking out (as long as you don't do anything stupid), especially as a cheap second year analyst that is out the door in a year. They might as well let you sit it out rather than fire you and pay you severance for no work

 

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