<60 hour work week at a BB IBD
Ok, hear this. I joined a BB relatively recently. I get in at 7:50 every day, and have been leaving at around 19:00. Sometimes slightly before that. 3 fridays straight I left at around 17:30. I don't work weekends, I rarely work when I get home. Have 30 minute+ lunches away from the desk almost every day. All of this has been going on for months.
Staffer and MD don't care (I've told them I have capacity - but we're very region oriented so kind of tied to my team).My two associates (one is mostly on another team) are super laid back - also have great work hours. We don't do facetime. We don't do bullshit work. Both ASO and MD (and me lol) know this business is about efficiency, so we recycle decks, books, everything. I leave earlier than my ASO plenty of times - he just asks me to grab him breakfast every now and again - we're more friends than coworkers, have gone out together half a dozen times as well.
I'm not worried. I'm not bragging either. I just think I hit a massive sweet spot and I really wanted to share this with someone.
You're probably waiting for me to say this is all satire but it's not. I don't know what's going on. Love my life right now
I made a similar post recently nah you're not alone. Although, I'm not at a BB far lower than that but still not a no-name boutique. We are chill 50hrs a week but it also may be due to WFH so idk for sure
I’m actually at the office. I usually get in 20 min before (99% of people haven’t arrived) so people think I just manage my time really well / get in early. Yesterday walked out at 18:00 and just laughed in the elevator. Didn’t get an email until I woke up!!
how the hell do you pull it off in-person? You just leave early in the day like that?
are you in europe? Guessing bc of your username
Even in Europe this is abnormal.
Yup. Really is abnormal. Probably work half the hours my friends in some other teams are working - same pay, and very likely the same bonus.
Am in the same boat, averaging slightly less hours as have analysts below me. Regularly walk out at 6pm whilst others more senior than me stay - if you're not working with people on a project, they don't care (my bonus was top bucket for last two years). It's been like this for a couple of years for me and is at the stage where I'm able to arrange things for the evening without fear of having to cancel.
My assessment is that a lot of people bring long hours upon themselves. Just see the comments above where the guy seems shocked that you'd leave the office early in person.
Can first year analysts just leave like that? I rather do my work from home
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