How focused is IB work?

I’m currently on a gap year interning in the finance department of a pretty big company. I’ve noticed a lot of people (myself included on some days) get away with doing very little. I would say a good 10% of the day is spent doing non-work related tasks. I could easily go a couple of days without ‘working’ and still get my tasks done.

My dad works in a similar company and claims the same.

Are the junior roles in IB similar, or do you have to be focused during the entire work day?

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