CMV: WFH Makes Banking so Much More Bearable
I keep seeing posts about WFH being terrible - while I agree and have experienced many of the negatives of WFH as a 1st year (less communication, learning, relationships), I believe the positives severely out way them (was in office as intern). IMO, there is nothing more depressing then being in the office at 1am and practicing your Spanish with the night shift janitor in your building who is changing out the bag in the trashcan under your desk.
Then Uber home, hang up your clothes, spend 30? minutes doing normal human post work things and go to bed. Then wake up, shower / shave and commute back to the office. Oh its not a busy day? Have fun falling asleep at your desk pretending to look busy reading the WSJ.
With WFH I can make breakfast while on a call at 10am, go for a run, do laundry, and most importantly sit at my desk in sweatpants with bedhead because I woke up 5 minutes before I was needed. When I was getting cranked 100+ hours for a stretch, I could log off work and be sleeping in 25 minutes - that was insanely beneficial for me and I'm not sure I would have made it if I was going in the office during that time.
Are you people crazy or am I just lazy?
Nah honestly first year sucks WFH. But as a second year / A2A / anyone who got properly onboarded physically, WFH is a massive, massive blessing. You got that comradery of eating chicken nuggets at midnight 30x in your first year already, the 31st isn't going to be adding a ton of social value. Most of your class that came in with you has probably already left, so your "friends" at the firm are already pretty downsized. You're already likely decently efficient so you can give out longer lead times for work and just play video games, hang out with your friends, take a nap, watch a movie in not just your down time, but any breaks you want to have in between. However I totally get it when I see first years complain. They never saw the guy next to them grind, they never had the office culture truly permeate...their perception of what IB is honestly very skewed negatively. It's a massive downside for first year analysts / MBA associates since your mentorship opportunities are so limited, I think it's a real detractor from growth in that sense
its better but it's still shit just a different kind of shit although i will say it is very healthy relationship-wise i have been fucking my gf sooooo much my balls are literally empty all the time i don't even watch porn or jerk off anymore it's amazing
I've been banging her a bunch too, WFH has truly been a blessing
I also choose this man's fiancee
WFH is great for those of us who don’t really give af about this job and are not in it for the long haul. Im not even doing a full two years, I’m here to make some money and make my resume look prettier then go somewhere else. Wfh gives tons of leeway to give off the impression that you are SLAMMED with work, when in reality you’re taking it easy 80% of the day and setting your skype so that it says your always online.