I will start:- middle market coverage- Christmas week: 2.5 days- Nye week: 3 days Start a little bit later but same amount of hours
Update: I just got staffed and will probably work the whole week
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4.5 days both weeks
4.5 days in total?
Roughly 1 full day of work (added up) last week, no work this week. Group made an effort to protect this week and clients pushed deadlines to Jan. Actually clutch af.
Thats amazing. What type of bank and group?
BB NYC Coverage. I feel guilty knowing how insanely easy my life has been compared to friends who are also in banking.
HF, worked 4 days last week, and will work all 5 days this week.
NYE is not a stock market holiday this time around
When do you people take vacations
I started recently so not in a good position to answer that really. I would assume they can take them anytime. The thing is we are never really "offline" even when we do take vacations. Phone laptop stays with and we are expected to reply to emails. I knew this going in & I wouldn't trade it for the world fwiw.
0 days, top BB
Took a few days off last week (was actually unplugged / not emailing etc) and have technically "worked" every day other than that, but has been very slow and actual work is like 2 hours a day. More about being available and coverage if something comes up. Nearly everyone in my group is or has taken vacation days over the past two weeks so "work" is mostly just being available to cover if something comes up.
Consulting. 4 days last week and 4 days this week.
Every day except Christmas but I’m in a sweatier group and I’m working with a terrible client right now. They asked for a call on the 23rd at like 4pm and then asked for a big board presentation be ready the week after Christmas. They do this routinely. Basically expect Friday night requests at 7pm for Monday morning (or even more fun Saturday morning, I have had to pull multiple overnighters over the weekend to meet random weekend deadlines for Friday night requests). Same thing with Thanksgiving requested stuff on Tuesday they wanted to see that weekend. The cherry on top is that they’re just not demanding but also just terrible people. The CFO loves to call me and curse me out on a weekly basis. I would literally trade a limb to get off this staffing. When I first got staffed on it one of their senior FP&A people called me and was like “well I hope you aren’t the 3rd analyst we make quit from your group”. Anyways rant over as I’m feeling bitter right now. Most of the time I am able to take off most of the time between the 23rd and the 1st with just sporadic work and responses to emails
Sorry to hear it. Im in a similar situation with a terrible client, maybe not as bad. Funny thing is vp told me to take the weekend off which is literally an official holiday. I really don’t know what to say.
Lol yup the audacity of these people. Same thing, called me on Sunday and asking how my day off was like it was a gift. On the 23rd they kept joking about how I at least could work from home in my pajamas and slippers. Hilarious guys, good one
wtf what industry is this company in?
Almost certain that I know what company this is. Also, I lateraled to the buyside as an associate instead of quitting as an analyst.
Worked all the way up to Christmas eve with late afternoon meetings with the client on the 23rd. I have not worked at all this week after Christmas. I am at a boutique where we will have much more going on starting the 3rd.
0 days, MM. clients and colleagues took vacations
What type of MM? It is so weird people in my bank act as if working these days is totally normal
top MM NY IB at "sweatshop" bank. have worked a grand total of zero days since christmas
Is it just you or the whole group?
whole group is a bit busier than me (since I am literally doing zero), but things are chill across the board. I'm in a "top" product group too
Worked the whole first week including the weekend. Fuck them.
Working Friday and will probably wrap up around 6/7pm. No weekend work.
I went home at midnight today. Fucking sucks. Hope you get some rest over the weekend
Including the weekend as in... Christmas?
MM, I have not done work in two weeks lol
MM - worked maybe a combined 1 full day of work the last two weeks
UMM PE
Haven’t worked since the 23rd and don’t plan to do so until the 5th. That said, my January is shaping up to be pretty rough.
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