How do other 1st years feel about WFH?
WFH with omicron has been really helpful in my opinion / making this job bearable. I finally feel like I have some separation from the job and can take advantage of all the job's inefficiencies to have some personal time (i.e. go for a walk, etc). Understand that you miss out on some of the in person experiences; but frankly, I found that people in the classes above ours rarely talked to us / taught us anything in person.
What are your thoughts? My class is split in half about WFH opinions.
1st year analyst at MM here and yeah we've been WFH for a while now.
Personally really enjoying it as you definitely get that separation. Honestly nice to roll out of bed 5 mins before the first meeting while being in comfortable clothing. I'd say the biggest downside is experience that office culture of shooting the crap, but I think the pros of WFH outweighs that.
Would be curious to hear additional thoughts.
Not sure where people get the idea they can't leave their desk for 30 minutes to go for a walk, but it's not true at 99% of groups.
Going to copy and paste what I said on a previous thread on this the other day...
I prefer WFH a 100% even though I know there are things apparently that I should learn or whatever in an office (most of it being bs cooperate politics or bullshit soft skills that I don’t care for considering I don’t plan to be a wage slave for long). I value flexibility a lot more in eating whenever, laundry whenever, walking around, blasting music, watching mindless TV and podcasts when doing tedious tasks, taking a shit in the comfort of my own bathroom, etc. If anything being chained to a desk in stiff clothes would make me more likely to leave.
Curious to see how others feel. But I imagine in general analysts (this generation in particular) are not going to just sit there and take a lot of shit regardless, with all the other opportunities out there. Gone are the days when a corporate career is the key to a house in the 'burbs and a family. If anything, it's far less likely than ever to even get you to there at a reasonable point.
People in the labor market are waking up in general and "young professional" corporate careers will be no different. The tide is turning.
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