fellow analyst 1’s getting way more staffings, should I be concerned
2 months in but realizing that my fellow analyst ones are getting WAY more staffings than me. they are on 2-4 things at once and most ive ever been on is 1. There are spans where I literally have nothing for 2-3 days. I’ve reached out to associates saying im more than happy to help them with whatever but they always say thanks but nothing for me right now. The things I have been staffed on I’m not a rockstar but I never botched anything too horribly, so i dont think its a performance issue. If it matters I am the only one to not intern in my group so maybe they just prefer to give work to everyone they know already? any ideas/what should I do/be concerned?
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Probably because the vp doesn’t have a good feel for everyone’s capacity at the moment. Our group had a disproportionate workload until they came up with a log
sorry when u say capacity do u mean actual capacity or like their ability to take on multiple things at once? If you mean actual capacity isnt the staffer assigning projects so he should know everyones capacity ?
Capacity as in current workload. How many things are you currently on? It could be that you and your fellow analyst are getting staffed on the same amount of projects but the others could be more active
Just enjoy it, trust me the workload will come and then it will never stop
I would be enjoying it if every other analyst one was like this trust me but now I feel like I am wildly behind or there’s something wrong with my profile
Step 1. Use the extra down time to practice whatever it is your doing. Learning how to do things correctly and quickly is key.
Step 2. After you feel like you’ve gotten enough practice - reach out to your staffer and flag that you have capacity.
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After you finish a process / deliverable, might be helpful to call your associate and ask for any initial feedback. They might B/S you and say “good job” but it wouldn’t hurt to just ask.
Reach out to take on another project.
If you still don't get some projects put on your plate or its shitty pitches / bd work you've got a problem. Bottom rated analysts are often staffed last.
In similar spot but only hit desk about 4 weeks ago. Idk if it’s just me though or if deal flow’s just pretty slow rn (in TMT)
Nope you're fine. I had barely anything to do last week but they just restaffed us and I'm busy as hell. Just wait and see
but did u have nothing while all ur peer analysts had a bunch of stuff? thats why im worried because im the only one doing nothing right now lol
I was initially on one deal which is a slow burn. Then got on a second project about a month in which kinda stalled out. I barely had anything to do on these last month. Just got put on a third deal and it's way more active. Probably tripled my hours this week. At the same time of course both my initial projects got busier.
Honestly I think you’re completely fine and once your staffer figures out what people are doing it’ll even out.
Believe me bruh, this is a blessing. My group lost a few of our reliable Associates/Analysts over the past few months and I am now the guy who gets overstaffed as shit. I liked it better when I was able to play stupid as an Analyst 2.
Shoot me a PM - am looking to lateral within the next few months and would be interested in learning more about your group and potentially make ur life easier
He can’t PM you if you’re anonymous btw
We had some staffing issues where the VP didn’t really know who had what going on. Led to some people getting crushed while others had nothing. Had nothing to do with their capabilities, so just enjoy it and chill and don’t say anything lol as long as you are getting work and learning something I wouldn’t worry
Thank you man, thought my banking career was fucked and they somehow deemed me as an idiot already and didnt want to give me work lol
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Take it from someone who is an A2A, these periods will happen and you should absolutely try to utilize it to recuperate/rest up/study on any aspects of the job you feel uncomfortable with. This job has surges and ebbs, its much easier to survive if you focus on regaining or preserving energy during the calm periods.
99% chance your staffer just does not understand the staffing burden at the moment and it will resolve itself soon. For what its worth, I have learned more in these calm periods by re-creating/creating from scrach DCF, LBOs, Merger models than I have in my day to day job tasks.
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