Want to compare average hours based on a few factors:
(1) Type of bank (BB/EB/MM/RB)
(2) Location
(3) Position
(4) Average # hours worked during the week
(5) Average # days worked during the week (ex. Mon-Fri, Mon-Sat, etc.)
(6) Any other relevant details (ex. in-office/hybrid/remote, lean deal team, slow activity in vertical, etc.)
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EB
West Coast
Analyst 1
~90 hour a week
6 days a week
LA or SF
Moelis??? Unless their hours are probably worse.
Why the hell would you endure such hours? Lmao. How much of them are actual deal work? Here are mine.
EB
West Coast (Palo Alto / Menlo Park)
Analyst 2
70-75 hours a week
6 days a week / 3 to 4 days are WFH
MM
NYC
Analyst 2
100 hours
7 days
In office 3 days per week
Jesus. MM is not paradise… tho that 3 day in office sounds pretty fire
Barclays
NYC
40-90 hours a week, lots of ebbs and flows lol
Generally ~65-70
In office Mon - Thurs
Lol which group please
Same Barc analyst here… Hours have been 75-100 hours on average last two months
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1) LMM / MM boutique
2) NYC
3) Accelerated AN3, up for ASO1 this summer
4) 9AM - 12AM on average M-T (60) + 9AM - 5PM Friday (9) + 10AM - 5PM Sunday (8) = ~80 hours per week. Rarely work past midnight.
5) Sunday - Friday
6) 5 days in office. Very busy w/ deals. Way above street comp.
What bank?
You've never heard of it, small 10-person operation. Industry focused.
Yea bro she goes to another school
Gotta be Tobin & Co
Are hours still down for others compared to 2021 and early 2022?
JEF / WB / HW
Southeast
An1
50 hrs / week
4 days in office
This sounds like JEF C&R Charlotte based on their dealflow, or lack thereof right now.
Yea zero chance this is HW.
(1) Valuation Advisory (hey I just I want to participate)
(2) NYC/LA/SF
(3) Analyst
(4) 100+ hours a week for the 8 weeks surrounding quarter-end, ~50-60 hours a week for the the other four weeks except for end of Q4
(5) Everyday, except typically get around 4 Saturdays in a row off in between quarters
(6) Hybrid, could go weeks without showing up in insanely if insanely busy. Comp way below street
How tf are you listing 3 different cities
This sounds really shit
Another reason why Big4 is the absolute worst
1) EB
2) SF / Bay Area
3) analyst 1
4) 90 hrs
5) 7 days
6) Soul: gone, hair: leaving, sleep: when, sunlight: what
My bet is EVR Menlo Park office
1. EB
2. NYC
3. ASO 1
4. ~70 hrs/week
5. Typically have weekend work every other weekend or so
6. Monday - Thursday in office
moelis product group?
Which group?
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