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day in the life
 

The Sunlight Hurts My Eyes...

rufiolove's picture
IB
(Neanderthal, 3,411
 
Points)
 on 2/19/13 at 5:00pm
sleeping_at_work.jpg

I want to start to bring back the douchey candor of LSO that we all know and love... Below is my morning, in the best Logan impression I can muster in my sleep deprived state... Hope you enjoy...

As I wake after a near all nighter, the bulk of which was wasted tweaking valuation ranges in pitch for a client whose acquisition prospects parallel the attractiveness of a rehab-era Lindsay Lohan, haphazardly casting aside the fleeting comfort of my graphic print, Marimekko sheets, I arrive at a very sobering and unfortunate realization—that the dream from which I have just been roused, was in fact merely a dream and that the only decidedly Finnish objects in my bed are in fact my sheets, and not, as I had hoped, a pair of blissfully content supermodels.

Do you have any regrets in your life or career?

notatroll's picture
 
Points)
 on 11/3/12 at 5:20pm

The notion of "If I knew this back in the day....I would have...." is relatively moronic. Sunk costs can't be changed in the short run and can be difficult in the long run. But its kind of difficult not to occasionally think about it.

Is there anything that you really regret in your life?

What are entry-level hedge fund jobs like?

Making the move to the buy-side is often a goal of investment banking analysts, as well as a dream for many undergraduate students. Because there are so many different types of hedge funds and jobs within those HFs, there is no "standard" day. Our goal at WSO is to give you as good of an idea as possible, so we will update this as we come upon more information.

Long/Short Equity - 2nd Year Equity Research Analyst (by WSO user KevinNYC)
[quote]

What is a day in the life of a Wall Street Banker like?

Investment bankers are, essentially, middlemen. Bankers connect the sellers of a company with a buyer and advise them through the deal process. Your responsibilities as a junior member of the deal team will mainly revolve around creating pitch books and financial models. You will occasionally have the opportunity to interact with clients, but this is often limited at the analyst and associate levels. As you progress in your career, your responsibilities will change in this respect. As a more senior member of a deal team you will find yourself interacting with clients more often. Investment banking, at the highest levels, often revolves around the relationships between senior bankers and the management teams of corporations.

Annoying Senior Accountant

Bulgepapa's picture
O
 
Points)
 on 8/27/12 at 10:47am

Hello Guys,
Just need a little life advice on how to deal with coworker:
I work as an accountant in BB, my senior accountant really annoys me, he is a choleric type of person, whenever I mistake he points at it and starts to literally screams and whenever he makes a mistake he just makes an angel eyes and says "upps sorry" *, I soo want to fuckin punch him, but you know the consequences.

What to do ? Help me guys?

A Day in the Life of an Analyst

BTbanker's picture
IB
 
Points)
 on 4/28/12 at 5:03pm

I know a lot of you have seen this, but there are some who aren't too fond of the search function, so here you go. It's hilarious.




FAQ: What is a day in the life of a Wall Street Banker like?

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Follow the official BCG twitter account

@BCG_Associate's picture
(Chimp, 12
 
Points)
 on 2/13/11 at 5:12pm

Hi WSO,

I am a second year BCG associate (and long time WSO reader) who was selected to launch the first officially-sanctioned BCG Twitter account. It will be 1/2 "A day in the life of a BCG associate" and 1/2 recruiting-related info such as events, interview tips, drop dates, etc. I will be tweeting several times a day.

Follow me @BCG_Associate

I just launched last week, so the following is still small but growing - I am really looking for WSO readers to come through for me on this one.

FYI, there is also @BCG_Consultant account that is similar to mine, but aimed at the post-MBA crowd.

Day In The Life of an Asset Management Summer Intern

steve001's picture
(Monkey, 49
 
Points)
 on 12/18/10 at 8:56pm

Hello,

Would anybody mind drawing out what a day in the life of an asset management summer intern/analyst would be (say at a bank like HSBC in London)?

I would have posted this in the Asset Management forum, but its a lot quiter there and a lot of times I just dont get any responses.

Thanks

Dating as an Investment Banking Analyst

The Rainmaker's picture
IB
(Chimp, 4
 
Points)
 on 11/26/12 at 7:12am

Could someone with experience please comment on the dating life as an analyst? Especially those who started work already with a girlfriend.

Thanks

Typical day of an analyst

togglepik's picture
IB
(Chimp, 3
 
Points)
 on 12/29/09 at 9:07am

Not too far off from the truth: http://www.face-time.com/day-life/