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Apologies for deleting the original post earlier—I got nervous that I shared too many details and worried my colleagues might recognize me. NYC is a small world, especially in banking, and I didn’t want to take any chances.
Thank you so much to everyone who shared their advice and experiences. It means a lot to know I’m not alone in this. For those who commented or reached out, I’ll try to follow up where I can. Really appreciate the support!
Was in a very similar situation and recently left the firm I was at (was there 1 year). Juniors were turning over and it just wasn't sustainable nor did I have the time to actually recruit. No idea how receptive interviewers will be or what impact this will have on my career, kinda nervous. Lateral market as well as job market in general is pretty bad right now. Hearing it should pick up a bit in Q1 but we will see.
Thanks for sharing—I completely get where you’re coming from. It sounds like you made the right call for your well-being.
Quick question: were you recording your real hours when you were at your firm? Curious how you handled that part of it.
At the bank I was at, we did not formally track our hours in a system or anything.
This is not normal or acceptable. You need to get to the cause of the underlying problem; are the expectations placed on you unrealistic or are you being inefficient. Either way the answer is the same - tell someone you’re overwhelmed and you need to manage your staffing down to a more manageable workload. That’s a sign of maturity; you won’t get fired.
we had an associate in our group bring up similar issues and the group head basically told them in their review to stop complaining
sometimes it really be like that
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This is not normal / sustainable on a regular basis. It IS normal to go through stretches like this on live deals etc. but if this is your status quo, something is wrong.
There are either unrealistic expectations being placed on you, you’re being inefficient, or (most likely) a combination of both. People are generally slow / very inefficient at the beginning, but given you started as an analyst, you should have some level of competency already.
Not all banks are this brutal in terms of hours. You could lateral next year if it’s really that bad.
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