Have been talking to friends who are first year MBA Associates at EBs like Greenhill, MoCo, Lazard. They've been getting slammed. Having to work protected weekends, up until 3-5am, on call at all hours of the day, etc.
Is everyone getting slammed right now?
| +228 | UBS Accused of Favoring H-1B Workers While Cutting U.S.-Born Employees | 55 | 8h |
| +134 | ONLY THESE BANKS OR YOU STRUCK OUT | 36 | 3m |
| +111 | IB Energy Drink Tier List / Ranking | 73 | 21h |
| +91 | PJT M&A Group Selection 2026 | 14 | 2d |
| +59 | Firm Thinks I'm Lying About Offer | 18 | 1d |
| +51 | Feedback for internship first desk at IBD BB - personal fit, "don't be too confident" | 29 | 2d |
| +44 | Indiana University Fraternity Pipelines | 29 | 1m |
| +39 | Stay at Weak Dealflow Team or Lateral? | 12 | 2h |
| +32 | Rogo AI | 12 | 2h |
| +31 | Elite Boutique interview questions | 8 | 5h |
Career Resources
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
The first year post mba associates I know hardly have to do anything right now. The two banks they're at don't have the manpower to hold their hands and they don't really trust them with sensitive stuff. They usually like hop on calls and stuff but have pretty chill days, never heard any of them having to work into the early morning hours.
No idea why i got MS, but okay...
It's most likely a function of them not being able to do things quickly, especially since a lot in the remote environment is self-learning. What should take an hour might take 2 or more
Can confirm the same at BB; 7am calls then grinding till 2am 2 weeks straight.
It's COVID panic-induced pitching; add to the fact that after labor day all IB teams are slammed b/c MD's realize they only have a few months left to hit their revenue #'s. It'll get better after offices open up and clients are open to meeting in person to get M&A done. Until then it'll be hell...not only for 1st years.
Bump
Ut nam nesciunt sunt non mollitia quia consequatur. Qui repellat repellat magnam incidunt quibusdam et. Corporis quam debitis ullam. Alias molestiae nam aut est dolor cum.
Laborum et alias tempora tempore temporibus. Adipisci debitis quia perferendis et quia. Voluptatum natus dolorem cumque ad enim autem vel.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...