Title says it all. I've heard that it's as (even more) intense than NYC.
Anecdotally, I saw Cowen (which apparently is gaining momentum) has an office in Hong Kong. How's their business there?
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Interesting statement. Not sure how feasible it is to leave politics out of this thread.
On one hand, a lot of things about China are bad; on the other hand, China has done a lot of great things so far. I guess it's a mixed bag.
I would think it could be compared to drowning. Then, instead of a life preserver, your staffer hands you 2 sell sides.
The European ones are slightly less sweaty than the American ones but only in relative measure.
I don't know about NYC times, but people leave at 5 am and then come back before 9 am, because I swear people here operate off zero sleep. We've stolen goddamn Japanese culture, including the stupid death from overwork aspect.
Weekend work varies, I've seen analysts get staffed on a deal on paid time off.
Pay is great though, 70k HKD a month translating to 100k USD base annual salary
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