Just wondering how the employees of an MBB firm behave with each other. Is it the same dog-eat-dog mentality like in ib or is there camradarie, good friendships blooming under all the high pressure work?
How often do firms have something like a cocktail party/dinner/trekking camp etc to ensure co-workers develop a good rapport with each other?
I love how idiots think they can generalize the culture of 3 companies with nearly 30,000 employes combined and offices all over the world.
people are pretty much the same everywhere fucktard..i wasnt looking for a 4 page detailed report..just a brief idea
No, they really aren't. Each of these firms have different cultures, and most offices within them have differing cultures still. It really depends...
That's your response to a perfectly reasonable statement? you sound like you're going to be a blast to work with
A few thoughts from someone currently in a MBB
My gut says that this is fairly accurate across the 3 firms and geographies
Yes, generally there is a lot more camaraderie than say in IB (when I compare with my summer internship in IBD and my housemates who are FT BB analysts). Everyone is a bit more relaxed and friendly. Probably a few reasons why...
A few downsides though
You're traveling Mon-Thursday and are not staffed with people of the same tenure, so it takes quite a bit of time to develop good friendships with your cohort.
Your social experience fluctuates constantly depending on what your team is like. Some teams will be super fun and active, others will be more work orientated (e.g., if you get a manager with young kids, or if all the young guys/girls on the team are married)
As with all firms and all jobs, your mileage may vary. You could end up in a great office or a bad one, with a sociable intake or a intake where no one makes the effort.
Re: Social events. There's the regular friday afternoon drinks in the staff room, and general office events which happen every few months. Team events happen once or twice during a project, and can be pretty much anything your team settles on. Could be a weekend away at the Partner's holiday home, laser tag, bowling...or just a nice dinner.
Hope this helps - MBB isn't some sort of amazing, super-friendly nirvana - but on a whole the rapport is there and you are working with a nice bunch of people.
Thanks for your insight :)
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