Anyone else loving the slowdown?

I can’t speak for others but I’ve noticed a general chance in urgency around everything and MDs at my firm are just much chiller recently. I wouldn’t mind if this economic slowdown lasted for a year or two (or if IB just stayed this way long term). Bonuses might be down but getting off work between 7-9 and not staying up past midnight the last few weeks is pretty amazing…and it’s not like the deals aren’t happening, it’s just a change from” we need this out to the client tonight” to a much more manageable pace of finishing work deliverables. Anyone else feeling this?

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