Hi monkeys, genuine question here. Does the Rothschild m&a team in New York have a very flexible work environment? a bit scared to get into banking because I know it has a reputation of being 100 hour weeks and insanely full on, but if Rothschild give time off to do these things, then I would seriously consider them as an employer. Has anyone else has a similar experience here with another bank? Any advice would help a lot.
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Heard WLB is decent, it’s still banking though. 70-80hrs a week as an analyst. Who’s the instagrammer?
70-80 hours/wk is considered good WLB?
I know a few people in MM who do ~60-65 hours/wk on average
We’ll you are making top dollar in NYC working on cool stuff, any high performing firm is going to have a lot of work for their juniors to do. It’s still a lot less than the Goldman 100hr weeks.
It's not so much hours per week as the flexibility to take time off or have additional commitments outside of work. Most places I know of don't let you take more than 2 weeks a year, and most analysts don't even get that time off!
Even in the most chill groups banking is still banking and you will be on call for at least 60 hours a week.
Tbh long hours are fine but the most brutal ones are unpredictable hours.
To get the most accurate source I would suggest messaging them on LinkedIn or cold emailing one of the analyst there - I'm sure they are happy to help. Good luck
Wow funny thing they have this kind of WLB in NYC while in Paris they are known to be brutal! (But they're top of the street there)
Currently an intern there.
Most full time people do not stay past 8 (required time for meal) obviously they’re doing WFH though, but no FaceTime
Most interns are gone by 9 but many teams let their interns leave hours earlier, though most stay until 7. Last year was a lot more rough for interns due to a hotter market and much, much smaller class.
Don’t think saturdays are protected for FT analysts. Workload is generally low for FT analysts on the weekend from what I could tell, but it’s not protected. Offices closed on Federal Holidays, but might have to do WFH. So few people turn up to the office on weekends that you have to put in a request for air conditioning.
Most MDs are chill, but a couple off the bat seem to be like the “I worked 24/7 then so you need to now.” I think that’s mostly because Rothschild has hired a lot of external MDs recently. The ones I’m specifically thinking of did come from sweatier banks. Dress code is chill. FT analysts can get away with a polo every day, though most wear at least a button down.
Bank provides lunch everyday, though there’s only enough for like 75% of people. It started as a Covid thing, but they stuck with it.
There are a few transfers from London and Paris, and they all talk about how much better the NY office culture is.
Dang 8pm for dinners, that’s BB late, is that the same time for Ubers home too?
Uber policy is 9pm for NYC (incl Staten Island lol) and 10pm for outside NYC. Uber must been taken to your primary residence.
Forgot to say, weekend meal policy is 35 for breakfast/lunch and 35 more for dinner. Standard weekly dinner is 35
Thinking of recruiting next year for Rothschild, what do you think of the bank and culture. Also, any other cool perks?
Underrated perk: tell anyone you work at "Rothschild," and they'll think you're an oligarch.
FT at Rothschild. Saturdays are protected. Some groups respect them more than others though but I’d say it’s not bad on average. Rest of the comment is pretty accurate
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