Current Internship: How to play the field having signed for 2020?

Hey everybody,

I'm in NYC interning in Deals/TS/Capital Markets at one of the B4 and have signed with an EB IB for next summer already. I can't help but think about what I should say when my current bosses mention next year or return offers, or maybe even my future plans.

For example, how should I react in situations like these? "When you get back here full time next year, you can do it this way.." or "Well, when you are back next summer we can..." "What do you think you want to do next year, try X vertical out instead?"

I feel guilty playing along as if I plan to still be here, but don't want to be a dumbass that gets fired or gives my school's OCR a bad rep for giving away too much info.

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As you know, this is a new situation as recruiting is so accelerated, so not sure if many people on this forum are in a position to give advice. I'm in the same situation but with two BBs, but I don't want to burn bridges at the BB I'm working at this summer. I'm sure you feel similarly about the B4. I know others are in the same situation. Not sure what my take is yet.

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