How are BB IB on holidays!

How are the firms about holidays when not on a live deal? Specifically July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas/New Years. Are they understanding for the most part if you made plans in advance?

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Unless a live deal has something very urgent, you shouldn't have too much to do on the actual day of the mentioned holidays. My group tries to give everyone a break. 

 

There is no such thing as "plans" in IB. If there's nothing going on, a holiday is going to be the same as a Saturday or Sunday insofar as you don't need to be physically in the office. That said, you still need to be checking your email every half an hour and be prepared to have to excuse yourself and work the rest of the day if your MD decides to be a dick or if something blows up. Nobody gives a fuck if you have plans.

 

Do you actually work in investment banking? Tell me how many times an MD has emailed you on a weekend / holiday asking you to do something and "sorry, I have plans" has panned out for you. 

Not checking your email frequently doesn't get you anywhere but 5-10 follow-up emails and a chewing out. Not sure what your suggestion is here.

And to your point - I did grow some balls and quit banking because what I am describing here is ridiculous.

 

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